Garforth
[5]: 35–36 Garforth owes its size to expansion in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries during which the local land-owning Gascoigne family ran several coalmines in the area.The surrounding settlements of Micklefield, Kippax, Swillington, Methley and Allerton Bywater Great and Little Preston are all villages that prospered and grew as a result of the coal industry.[citation needed] More recent expansion can also be traced to a combination of overall economic success in Leeds, and that Garforth is served by transport links.The A1 and M1 are minutes away, and both have recently been linked by an extension of the M1 which passes to the west and north of the village, with two nearby access points at Junctions 46 and 47.Garforth civic amenities include a library and a one stop centre run by Leeds City Council.A coffee shop on Main Street functions partly as a social enterprise, giving its profits to projects in the village.Under proposals released on 28 January 2013, Garforth would see the High Speed 2 railway line built close to the village, running adjacent to the M1 motorway.[14] Notable residents and ex-residents of Garforth include:England and Yorkshire cricketer Chris Silverwood;[16] DJ Dave Seaman;[17] Andrew White of the Kaiser Chiefs;[18] John Birch of Leeds, England & Great Britain rugby league teams; and BAFTA nominated comedian Liam Williams, who created and stars in Ladhood , a comedy TV series based on his experience of growing up in Garforth.[19][20] The village was also the birthplace of Second World War airman, Sir Augustus Walker of the Royal Air Force.The book The Modfather was set in Garforth in the late 1970s and early 1980s detailing David Lines adolescence in the village and his obsession with Paul Weller.
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