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Moortown, Leeds — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Moortown is a suburb and civil parish of Leeds, set in the north east of the city, with the Church of St Edmund among its landmarks.
About Moortown
Where to stay in Moortown
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Moortown is suburban and quiet. Hotels are not what this ward is for, so most visitors book in central Leeds and come out only for a specific address, the Church of St Edmund or the Roundhay side beyond it. Space here is domestic.
The Moortown ward of Leeds City Council covers these streets, and what they offer a visitor is quiet rather than supply.
About Moortown
What are the main landmarks in Moortown?
Moortown's landmark record runs to two churches. The Church of St Edmund is Moortown's own, while the Church of St Andrew belongs to Roundhay beside it, and between them they account for nearly everything named in the parish. There is no third.
What Moortown holds instead is housing, street after street of it across the ward.
What is the history of Moortown?
Moortown's history is filed under local government. The suburb kept civil parish status while becoming a ward of Leeds City Council, a double identity that holds a local name in place inside a city that long ago grew past it. After that, Moortown's entry turns to churches.
The Church of St Edmund and the Church of St Andrew at Roundhay are the parish's two named buildings.
Where is Moortown?
The parish covers ground in the north east of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, reaching towards Roundhay and the Church of St Andrew.
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Updated September 2026