Horsforth - Town Street
The town of Horsforth is located within the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Horsforth was acknowledged as part of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in 1974, and officially became a civil parish with a town council in 1999.
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, Horsforth was considered to have the largest population of any village within the UK. Today, Horsforth has an estimated population of 18,928.
History of Horsforth
Horsforth was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 under various names including Horseford, Horseforde and Hoseforde. Its name derives from the terms horse and ford. This ford reference refers to the river crossing on the River Aire in the village, used historically for the transporting woollen goods between Horsforth, Bradford, Pudsey and Shipley. The original ford was located just off Calverley Lane, but it was later replaced by a stone footbridge at the start of the 19th century.