| Far Headingley | |
|---|---|
 Otley Road in Far Headingley, showing the New Inn and the Three Horseshoes. | |
  Far Headingley | |
| OS grid reference | SE276367 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEEDS |
| Postcode district | LS6, LS16 |
| Dialling code | 0113 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
| 53°49′35″N1°34′54″W / 53.826486°N 1.581603°W /53.826486; -1.581603 | |
Far Headingley is an area ofLeeds,West Yorkshire, England approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the city centre. The parish of Far Headingley was created in 1868.
The area is part of theWeetwood ward ofLeeds City Council andLeeds North Westparliamentary constituency.
It is situated beyond centralHeadingley, on the way toWest Park andWeetwood along theA660Otley Road. Like the rest of Headingley, there are many student houses and houses to let.
Features of Far Headingley includeSt. Chad's parish church, theCottage Road Cinema, and Woodies and the Three Horseshoes public houses at the start of theOtley Run pub crawl.
Arthur Ransome, author of theSwallows and Amazons series of children's books, was born in Headingley but moved to Far Headingley as a child in 1890. His father Cyril Ransome was a professor at theUniversity of Leeds and had lived in Far Headingley before his marriage in 1882. It was at his house in Hollin Lane that the youngPrince Alemayehu of Ethiopia died in 1869.[1]
Alan Bennett, actor, author, playwright and screenwriter, lived in Far Headingley as a child from 1946-1957, above his father's butcher's shop at 92A Otley Road.[2]
