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Hi, I have an address on my Grandmother's marriage cert as New Leeds, W Yorks. I am pretty sure this address no longer exists, but I would love to hear from anyone who knows what the area is now called. Vivien

Vivien, Is there a street address, or if married in church/registry, that name of the church/registry? Pauline

Vivien, Not that it helps you any, but someone on rootsweb was also looking for New Leeds in West Yorkshire - he thinks it was Bradford - does that make sense to you? Emma.

Vivien, Found this on "This is Bradford" website: Sadly for the residents, Aeolus Street in Bradford was not in a place where the winds were fresh or particularly gentle. In fact it stood between the gas works and a foundry in Bowling Back Lane. It was probably one of the most inaptly-named thoroughfares in the city; but it wasn’t the oddest name. Upper Cabbage Street could possibly claim that title. It was not far from Aeolus Street and formed part of what was called, until it was pulled down in the 1950s, New Leeds. This was a bit of a liberty, because even the original Leeds didn’t have an Upper Cabbage Street. Emma.

Thanks Emma. Thanks Pauline, The street name is Leopold Street.

Vivien, Found it, a subdivision of Chapeltown Leeds - From 1891 census: Registration District Leeds Enumeration District No. 6 Registration Sub-district Chapeltown Name of Enumerator, Mr. Mrs. Mary L. LEACH Col 1. Civil Parish All parts of Potternewton Col 2. Municipal Borough Leeds (part of) Col 3. Municipal Ward North ward (part of) Col 4. Urban Sanitary District Leeds (part of) Col 5. Town or Village, or Hamlet New Leeds (part of) Col 6. Rural Sanitary District Col 7. Parliamentary Borough or Division North Leeds (part of) Col 8. Ecclesiastical Parish or District St. Clements Col 9. Description of Boundaries and Contents of Enumeration District. Boundary, Commence at the boundary stone of the Leeds Township in Chapeltown Road. Pass along the Boundary Line + Barrack wall to Back Spencer Place, thence north to Leopold Street + along the same street back to Chapeltown Road. Contents: Part of Chapeltown Road - Beecroft Grove, Amberley Terrace, Amberley Grove - Leopold Square - Leopold Terrace - Studley Terrace, - Nassau Place - Waverley Terrace - Abbotsford Place - Hamilton Place - Leopold Road - Frankland Place - South Side of Leopold Street - In the North ward, Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Clements. Leeds The Whole in the Parliamentary Division of North Leeds. Emma.

Thanks Emma, very grateful.