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Oulton, West Yorkshire

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Oulton
Village
Oulton boundary stone by the A639
Oulton is located in Leeds
Oulton
Oulton
Oulton is located in West Yorkshire
Oulton
Oulton
Location within West Yorkshire
• London160 mi (260 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEEDS
Postcode districtLS26
Dialling code0113
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
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List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°44′56″N 1°27′04″W / 53.749°N 1.451°W / 53.749; -1.451

Oulton /ˈltən/ is a village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England, between Leeds and Wakefield. It is at the junction of the A639 and A642 roads. Though now adjoining the village of Woodlesford, it was once quite separate.[citation needed]

The village formed part of the Rothwell Urban District until its merger into the City of Leeds Metropolitan District in 1974. Today, it sits in the Rothwell ward of Leeds City Council. It is also in the Wakefield and Rothwell parliamentary constituency.

Oulton Hall was built in 1850 and is now a hotel and conference centre.[1]

Sport

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The Oulton Raiders rugby league club was founded in 1962 as Oulton Miners Welfare. In 2018 the team reached the third round of the Challenge Cup. The women's team, the Oulton Raidettes, was established in 2012. In 2022, the Raidettes won the Grand Final in the Championship and reached the quarter-finals of the Women's Challenge Cup.[2][3]

Notable and former residents

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Location grid

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to Oulton Hall". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Oulton Raiders celebrate 60th anniversary: Club produced host of Leeds Rhinos and Super League stars". Yorkshire Evening Post. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Grand Final Success for Sheffield Eagles and Oulton Raidettes". Rugby-League.com. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  4. ^  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bentley, Richard (scholar)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 750–753.
  5. ^ Richardson, David (2007). Liverpool and Transatlantic Slavery. UK: Liverpool University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-84631-066-9.
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