Harewood

Harewood
Harewood House
Harewood
Harewood shown within West Yorkshire
Population	3,734 (2011)
OS grid reference	SE321449
Civil parish	Harewood
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEEDS
Postcode district	LS17
Dialling code	0113
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Elmet and Rothwell
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°54′N 1°31′W / 53.90°N 1.51°W / 53.90; -1.51Coordinates: 53°54′N 1°31′W / 53.90°N 1.51°W / 53.90; -1.51

Harewood (/ˈhɛərwʊd/ HAIR-wuud) is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 3,734. The A61 from Leeds city centre to Harrogate passes through the village. The A659 from Collingham joins the A61 outside the main entrance to Harewood House (/ˈhɑːrwʊd/ HAR-wuud) to descend the slopes of the Wharfe valley before continuing towards Pool-in-Wharfedale.

Harewood House, a country house was designed by architects John Carr and Robert Adam, and built between 1759 and 1771 for Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood. Its garden was designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown and spans 1,000 acres (400 ha).

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