Gledhow

The gled- element could plausibly come from the Old English words gleoda ('kite, bird of prey') or glēd ('embers, burning coals').

[1] It has been suggested (in relation to similar names like Gledhill) that a gled- element may alternatively be based on the Old Norse ‘å glede’ (to please, or be glad about a subject)[2] giving a translation of "Pleasant Hill".

Well into the 19th century, Gledhow was known as a picturesque area of woodland near Leeds.

Gledhow Valley is a strip of mixed deciduous woodland on either side of a beck and lake.

It is identified in the Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Appraisal as an important green space that has been harmed by visually unsympathetic highway works.