Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England.
Today Leeds is the UK's largest centre for business and financial services outside London and according to the most recent Office for National Statistics estimates, Leeds is the fastest growing city in the UK.
During the Industrial Revolution, Leeds developed into a major industrial centre for the production and trade of wool, before emerging as a centre for commerce and higher education.
Over 65% of the Leeds district is covered with green belt land and the city centre is less than twenty miles from the Yorkshire Dales National Park, offering some of the most spectacular scenery and countryside in the UK.
Leeds has a population of 761,100 (2007 est.).
Source: Wikipedia
