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The public area was expanded in 1901 with the addition of Batty's Wood, an area of oak and ash woodland that is shown on John Tuke's 1781 map of common land in Leeds district as "Battye Wood", located on steeply sloping land above
Meanwood Beck, its western flank marked by a footpath to the bridge
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The Ridge is one of the few remaining woodland areas of the ancient manor of Leeds. The area was set aside for leisure activities from at least 1846, when it was partly quarried open moorland with a network of paths. This network of paths and a bandstand is visible in photographs from the early
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In 1974, the abandoned mill buildings and silted millpond abutting the
Meanwood Beck, which were believed to have dated from at least 1610, were acquired by the City Council, demolished and the site planted with trees and a grassy glade and added to The Ridge's parkland.
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Bentley Common. Battye or Batty's's Wood was a gift from Alderman John Warburton to the City of Leeds.
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