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==History==
==History==
All Hallows Church in Bardsey, which comes within the city's present administrative boundaries and is approximately 8 miles north-east of the city centre, was constructed in c. 850 AD and is one of the oldest buildings in the area. It remains an active parish church within the Anglican Diocese of Leeds.
All Hallows Church in Bardsey, which comes within the city's present administrative boundaries and is approximately 8 miles north-east of the city centre, was constructed in c. 850 AD and is one of the oldest buildings in the area. It remains an active parish church within the Anglican Diocese of Leeds.
Following the end of Anglo-Saxon England after the Norman conquest of 1066, Leeds was recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] (1086) (as ''Ledes'') as having a population of 27 villagers, 4 freemen, 4 smallholders and 1 priest in 36 households.<ref>[https://opendomesday.org/place/SE3033/leeds/ Leeds Domesday Book]</ref> Its recorded tenant-in-chief was Ilbert of Lacy (1045-1093), who had received Leeds as part of a large fief of lands mainly in Yorkshire but also in [[Lincolnshire]] and [[Nottinghamshire]].
Leeds is one of a string of classic 'foothill towns' on the eastern fringe of the [[Pennines]], established at significant river crossings at the interface between upland and lowland agricultural and economic systems. Founded as a medieval new town, Leeds during the 17th century was predominantly a merchant town, manufacturing [[textile]]s which were exported by means of the Humber estuary. As trading increased throughout the 17th and 18th century, nearly half of England's exports passed through Leeds. The Leeds Corn Exchange, an important meeting place for tradesmen survives to this day and is a historic local landmark despite now being a shopping center.
Leeds is one of a string of classic 'foothill towns' on the eastern fringe of the [[Pennines]], established at significant river crossings at the interface between upland and lowland agricultural and economic systems. Founded as a medieval new town, Leeds during the 17th century was predominantly a merchant town, manufacturing [[textile]]s which were exported by means of the Humber estuary. As trading increased throughout the 17th and 18th century, nearly half of England's exports passed through Leeds. The Leeds Corn Exchange, an important meeting place for tradesmen survives to this day and is a historic local landmark despite now being a shopping center.