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'''Leeds''' is the largest settlement in [[Yorkshire]]. Known as the "[[London]] of the North" due to a flourishing financial and business sector and the large number of prestigious shops and hotels that have appeared in the 21st century. A partnership with municipal Bradford, UK led to the Leeds Bradford International Airport. The settlement itself had a population of 536,280 at the 2021 Census, whilst the wider unitary authority area of [[Leeds City Council]] had a population of 811,952.

'''Leeds''' is the largest settlement in [[Yorkshire]]. It is located on the River Aire at the eastern edge of the [[Pennines]]. A partnership with municipal Bradford, UK led to the Leeds Bradford International Airport. The settlement itself had a population of 536,280 at the 2021 Census, whilst the wider unitary authority area of [[Leeds City Council]] had a population of 811,952.

Recorded as ''Loidis'' by the [[Venerable Bede]] in the 8th century AD as the house of the kings of the Brittonic kingdom [[Elmet]], Leeds was a manorial borough in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]] by the 13th century and a market town by the 15th century. It saw significant expansion with the wool industry in the 17th and 18th centuries, especially with the advent of the [[Industrial Revolution]] and opening of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. [[Coal]], which may have been extracted in the area as early as the Roman period, was also a big industry in the south-east of Leeds until the 20th century. Other major industries have included iron foundries, printing and engineering. The Victorian era saw Leeds become a centre for shopping, with numerous arcades dating from the period. In the 21st century, Leeds has become known for its diverse range of employment centres, being the largest centre for [[finance]] in England after London and third largest in the UK after [[Edinburgh]], with Leeds's finance and insurance sector being worth over £2.1 billion in 2011.

Recorded as ''Loidis'' by the [[Venerable Bede]] in the 8th century AD as the house of the kings of the Brittonic kingdom [[Elmet]], Leeds was a manorial borough in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]] by the 13th century and a market town by the 15th century. It saw significant expansion with the wool industry in the 17th and 18th centuries, especially with the advent of the [[Industrial Revolution]] and opening of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. [[Coal]], which may have been extracted in the area as early as the Roman period, was also a big industry in the south-east of Leeds until the 20th century. Other major industries have included iron foundries, printing and engineering. The Victorian era saw Leeds become a centre for shopping, with numerous arcades dating from the period. In the 21st century, Leeds has become known for its diverse range of employment centres, being the largest centre for [[finance]] in England after London and third largest in the UK after [[Edinburgh]], with Leeds's finance and insurance sector being worth over £2.1 billion in 2011.