Adwalton: what to know before moving day
On 30 June 1643 the Royalists under the Earl of Newcastle defeated Lord Fairfax's Parliamentarians here, and the beaten army fell back to Bradford. Four commemorative stones with plaques stand around the common, and an information board is fixed to the wall of the community library. OpenStreetMap maps Adwalton Common as a park, with Adwalton Cricket and Athletic Club beside it.
Housing includes a large group of Moorside streets, among them Moorside Road, Moorside Avenue and Moorside Crescent, plus Fairfax Avenue, Margetson Road and Kingsway. King Street (the B6135) has the post office, a pharmacy and shops, Drighlington Library and the primary school are on Moorland Road, the Malt Shovel is on Whitehall Road (the A58), and The Railway pub is on Birstall Lane.
How the van gets to Adwalton
Adwalton is a short run from Bradford: OSRM follows the A650 Wakefield Road and Tong Street out of the city, then Westgate Hill Street, reaching Moorside Road roughly 15 to 30 minutes from Bradford. The A58 Whitehall Road and the B6135 also run through, and the M62 passes close by.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 15 to 30 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Adwalton
Each service below links to its Birstall page, which covers how the job works in and around Birstall.
Adwalton: questions before you book
Should the address say Adwalton or Drighlington?
Either will be understood, as Adwalton is generally regarded as part of Drighlington. Royal Mail's official address for the village is Drighlington, Bradford, with a BD11 postcode, even though the council is Leeds. The full postcode is what the driver needs.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD11 1HT is in Morley North ward, Leeds, parish of Drighlington
- Adwalton (Wikipedia): village in the City of Leeds district, 6 miles south-west of Leeds, generally regarded as part of Drighlington, BD11 postcode, Morley ward, Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643
- Battle of Adwalton Moor (Wikipedia): 30 June 1643, Royalists under the Earl of Newcastle defeated Lord Fairfax, Parliamentarians returned to Bradford
- Drighlington (Wikipedia): four commemorative stones around the common and an information board on the community library, Royal Mail address Drighlington, Bradford, BD11, Leeds City Council, Morley North ward
- OpenStreetMap map data: Adwalton Common, cricket and athletic club, Moorside streets, Fairfax Avenue, Margetson Road, Kingsway, King Street (B6135) shops, post office, pharmacy, Drighlington Library and Primary School (Moorland Road), Malt Shovel (Whitehall Road, A58), The Railway (Birstall Lane), A650, M62
- OSRM route estimate from Bradford city centre (OpenStreetMap road data, checked 2026-09-28): A650 Wakefield Road and Tong Street, Westgate Hill Street, Moorside Road