Cottingley, Leeds

Cottingley is an urban area in the south-west of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

The area includes Cottingley Hall Cemetery and Crematorium, run by the Council.

If so, the first element is the personal name Cotta (the origin of which is unknown), and the second the suffix -ingas denoting a group of associated people.

[3][4] The estate was built on 'New Town Principles' (similar to Bransholme in Kingston upon Hull), the estate is set around a series of cul de sacs, segregating large volumes of traffic from housing and pedestrians.

There is a small precinct on the estate, this did have a pub, the Cottingley Arms but this has been closed a number of years.