Stourton, Leeds

53°46′12″N 1°30′29″W / 53.770°N 1.508°W / 53.770; -1.508

Stourton is a mainly industrial area of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The area falls within the City and Hunslet ward of Leeds Metropolitan Council.

Location

The area is two miles (3.2 km) to the south-east of Leeds city centre, between Hunslet, the M1 motorway and Cross Green in the LS10 postcode area.

History

Until the local boundary changes in the 1970s Stourton was a village in the

Cassino War Cemetery

.

Industry

Stourton used to provide electricity for Leeds and the surrounding areas from the Skelton Grange power station until it was demolished in 1995. Its associated substation remains in use however. The site is next to the Gateway 45 development and in 2019 it was selected to be a maintenance depot for the High Speed 2 railway.

The village was home to some significant industry:

John Waddingtons

, Yorkshire Copperworks, Camerons Iron Works, Concrete Northern (Bison) were among the larger companies, as well as a not insignificant railway shunting yard.

Freightliner terminal

There is a substantial railfreight intermodal terminal at Stourton operated by Freightliner (UK). It has eight departures and arrivals on most days, going to and from Southampton, Felixstowe and London Gateway. There is also a thrice-weekly feeder service to Tees Dock, which conveys containers from Southampton services.^[4] Intermodal trains to and from Stourton are often used to bring locomotives to the Freightliner Group's Depot at nearby Midland Road in Hunslet for maintenance and repair.^[5]

References

^ "Reunion for Stourton: the village that disappeared". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
^ "War memorials in Leeds". Leeds City Council. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
^ "Leeds: Stourton and Thwaitegate Memorial". Roll of Honour. 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
^ Rawlinson, Mark (2015). Freightmaster 78. Freightmaster Publishing. pp. 58, 107, 114.
^ "Leeds Terminal – Freightliner". Freightliner. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

External links

The ancient parish of Rothwell: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI (Stourton was in this parish).

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[1] "Reunion for Stourton: the village that disappeared". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

[2] "War memorials in Leeds". Leeds City Council. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

[3] "Leeds: Stourton and Thwaitegate Memorial". Roll of Honour. 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

[4] Rawlinson, Mark (2015). Freightmaster 78. Freightmaster Publishing. pp. 58, 107, 114.

[5] "Leeds Terminal – Freightliner". Freightliner. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

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