24 hours in… LEEDS
Leeds was nothing more than a small Anglo-Saxon village of a few hundred people when the Domesday Book survey was held in 1086 and it remained that way throughout the Middle Ages.
It wasn’t until Leeds became incorporated in 1626 that it truly began to blossom. The surrounding area is rich in coal and iron ore, yet it is the textiles industry that lead to the rapid expansion. Flemish weavers had passed on their skills and Leeds became an important wool town.
Even two large cholera epidemics
