Place:Ledston, West Yorkshire, England

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NameLedston
Alt namesLedestunsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 317
Ledestunesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 317
TypeVillage
Coordinates53.75°N 1.338°W
Located inWest Yorkshire, England
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Ledston is a village and civil parish north of Castleford and east of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The village is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. It had a population of 400 in 2001, which decreased slightly to 394 at the 2011 Census.[1]

Ledston is first mentioned in 1086, and on through the Middle Ages, in forms like Ledestun(e), Ledestona. The name seems to refer to Leeds (or the Old English precursor of this name, Loidis, which denoted a region rather than a town), meaning the tūn ('settlement, estate') belonging to Leeds.

Mary Pannal of Ledston was executed in 1603 as an accused witch.

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