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Alwoodley is a civil parish and suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) north of central Leeds and is a suburban area largely consisting of privately owned flats, semi detached and detached housing, some of which is the most sought after and expensive in Leeds.
The name Alwoodley is said to be a corruption of 'Aethelwaldley', as it was originally known in the Middle Ages, meaning the woodland clearing (ley), at Aethelwald's farm. Alwoodley lies in Leeds 17 which was reported to contain the most expensive area in Yorkshire .
The area has lots of green spaces and golf courses. There are a number of apartment blocks, which are popular with the retired section of the population. Over the past decade many of the larger properties in Alwoodley have been sold and replaced by luxury and retirement flats. This is especially true in the Alwoodley Gates area, and increasingly along Harrogate Road, leading towards Alwoodley Gates.
