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Far Headingley, Leeds — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Far Headingley is an area of Leeds three miles north of the city centre, a parish since 1868, with Headingley Stadium and St Chad's Church close by.
About Far Headingley
Where to stay in Far Headingley
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Headingley Stadium anchors this side of Leeds, and the streets around St Chad's Church, Shire Oak Road and Weetwood Lane carry the older houses that give Far Headingley its shape. Beds sit among them. Headingley Hall, Moorfield House and Wheatfield House stand along the same lines.
The city centre is three miles off.
About Far Headingley
What are the main landmarks in Far Headingley?
The listed buildings run to dozens. Headingley Stadium and the Yorkshire Cricket Museum draw the crowds, while St Chad's Church, St Michael and All Angels Church and the Baptist Church and Church Hall mark the parish, and Headingley Hall, Moorfield House, Wheatfield House, Oakfield, Ashfield, Glebe House, Shaw House and Shaw Grange line the older roads. The Waterworks Meter House survives too.
Muir Court, Spring House and The Hollies sit among them, with listed houses at Alma Cottages and Chapel Street.
What is the history of Far Headingley?
A parish was carved out in 1868. Far Headingley took that status while the district was filling with the villas and halls that still stand along Shire Oak Road, Weetwood Lane and St Michaels Road, houses such as Wheatfield House, Shaw Grange and Glebe House. St Chad's Church served the new parish.
Headingley Methodist Church, the Baptist Church and Church Hall, and the John Taylor Teachers Centre followed on the same ground, with St Stephen's Church listed at Kirkstall.
Where is Far Headingley?
The district lies about 3 miles north of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire, counting Shire Oak Road, Weetwood Lane and St Michaels Road among its streets.
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Updated September 2026