[2][3][4] The site is possibly the location of the original Horse Ford across the River Aire, which gave the town of Horsforth its name.

In February 2021, Storm Christoph severely damaged the 17th century grade II listed weir on the River Aire.

[25] It is thought that an original goit at this location was built by monks at nearby Kirkstall Abbey to funnel water needed for their corn mill.

[32] The railway provided access for those who wanted to work in Leeds but live in a more rural location close to the city.

This accelerated house building near to the station, but this lessened somewhat in the 1890s when trams were available on the main road into Leeds, which attracted some of the customers away from the railway.

[36] Cast and erected in 1819, the bridge was made by Aydon & Ewell in Bradford, a firm which later became part of the Low Moor Ironworks.

[37] The bridge replaced an earlier structure dating from 1783,[6] (and a previous one was said to have been built in 1616) which connected Pollard's factories on the south of the river with the Leeds to Horsforth turnpike.