Local Links

Please find below a few useful & interesting links to sites relating to Colton & surrounding area.

(& some links nothing to do with Colton, just great sites!)

• Welcome to Whitkirk

Run by Mike Jackson, this site has been established since 1995 & chronicles most thing that happen in & around Whitkirk.

• Colton Cricket Club

Keep up to date with all the details of all four senior sides as well as being able to keep abreast of all the action off the field.

• Local Ghosts! Temple Newsam , Whitkirk Church & Selby Road

A site all about local ghosts.

• Temple Newsam

A Leeds City Council site all about Temple Newsam house & its grounds

• The Knights Templar

A local BBC site about the Knights Templar at Temple Newsam & Colton

• Temple Newsam Woodland

Another Leeds City Council site with details of the woodland surrounding Temple Newsam house.

• Thorpe Park Business Park

The region's premier business park & soon to be home of the first green park in Leeds for over a 100 years.

• Barwick-in-Elmet Tennis Club

Barwick-in-Elmet Tennis Club is a well established club for players of all ages and abilities. The friendly nature of the club accommodates those who wish to enjoy the social benefits of the game, but at the same time there is the opportunity to play in a competitive environment, enter the club tournaments and become involved in representing the club in the Barkston Ash League.

• John Smeaton name plate

John smeaton was born in austhorpe- it is a old district between crossgates, whitkirk and colton, to the east of the city. he went to leeds grammar school, and today has a school named after him.

• Great Yorkshire Trees

Did you know that the oldest trees in Leeds are in Colton?

An unusual, but strangely interesting site about Yorkshire's old trees!

• Switchzoo

Make your own new animals!

Absolutely NOTHING to do with Colton! But something to keep the kids (& adults) occupied for a while -GREAT FUN!

 

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