Yeadon is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire and traditionally part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is home to Leeds Bradford International Airport.
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Yeadon was a clothing and mill town in the 19th century and had a cattle fair every year on the first Monday in April and the Yeadon Feast in the third week of August, which was held on Albert Square at the top of the High Street. The fair continued until the early 1980s, when old people’s housing was built on the site.
Avro had a factory next to Yeadon Aerodrome from 1938 to 1946 which produced many of the company’s wartime planes, including the Lancaster, Lincoln, York and Anson. 75% of all Lancasters built were produced at Yeadon. The town still has strong links with Leeds Bradford International Airport, with a considerable percentage of the local population employed there.
The former Yorkshire and England cricket captain Brian Close lived in the town during his childhood.
Yeadon is the location of one of the oldest fish and chip shops in the world, established in the 1870s. It is located on The Steep, a cobbled hill to be found at the western end of the high street.
Yeadon Tarn is a small lake located between the high street and the airport runway. Given its location next to the airport it is a surprisingly quiet and relaxing place to go for a walk. Locals also visit the tarn to go sailing and fishing. Mallard ducks, swans and a sizeable population of Canada Geese can be found at the tarn.
Yeadon Tarn
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Yeadon Tarn
Yeadon, along with neighbouring towns Guiseley and Rawdon, formed Aireborough Urban District, which was created in 1937 and abolished in 1974. Yeadon (except for the area North of Swincar Avenue on Kirk Lane) is now in the Leeds City Council Ward of Otley & Yeadon. It is represented by three Liberal Democrat Councillors, Ryk Downes, Colin Campbell and Graham Kirkland.
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75% of Lancasters built at Yeadon??? Surely not! The majority of the thousands of Lancasters built came out of Chadderton and Trafford Park (Metrovick)(Manchester) factories, and were assembled and flight-tested at Ringway (now Manchester Airport); around 650 only were built at Yeadon, which was a “shadow” (or “dispersal”) factory of Avro (Chadderton).
Afraid to admit it but i think it was 695
Still a decent claim though on top of the other aircraft built there.
what was your source :/