Brown Moor: what to know before moving day
A colliery worked here in the 19th century, reached by a spur off the Leeds and Selby Railway, and was already disused by the early 20th century; the cottages built nearby had been sold by 2002, when Thorpe Park was established. Thorpe Park is a business park whose headquartered firms include Northern Gas Networks and Pharmacy2U, and The Springs retail park opened there in October 2018.
Homes are at Thorpe Park Gardens and along the Barrowby roads (Lane, Road, Gardens, Avenue, Crescent and Drive), with the Austhorpe streets to the west. A length of Grim's Ditch, a scheduled monument, is preserved underground north of Barrowby Lane. For an office move or a delivery into Thorpe Park, send the building name and the loading point when you book.
How the van gets to Brown Moor
Main roads wrap round Brown Moor. Junction 46 of the M1 is here, where the Leeds Outer Ring Road finishes; the Thorpe Park Link Road and William Parkin Way are both the A6120, part of the East Leeds Orbital Route that opened on 22 August 2022; and Selby Road, the A63, heads east. Century Way runs through the offices.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 30 to 45 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Also covered around Brown Moor
Colton Common.
Services for Brown Moor
Each service below links to its Garforth page, which covers how the job works in and around Garforth.
Brown Moor: questions before you book
How does Thorpe Park fit into Brown Moor?
Thorpe Park is the business park established in the Brown Moor area, with building starting in 2000. Give the building or unit name as well as the postcode, because the park is large and the postcode alone may not show the right entrance.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- LS15 8ZB: Garforth & Swillington ward, Leeds district, parish of Austhorpe
- Brown Moor: east of Austhorpe and north of Colton, M1 and A63 on its eastern flank, A6120 to the south, named after a hill, 19th-century colliery on a spur off the Leeds and Selby Railway, cottages sold by 2002 when Thorpe Park was established, Grim's Ditch north of Barrowby Lane
- Thorpe Park Leeds: business park near Brown Moor, development from 2000, Northern Gas Networks and Pharmacy2U headquarters, The Springs opened October 2018
- Leeds Outer Ring Road: ends at Thorpe Park at M1 junction 46; East Leeds Orbital Route A6120 opened 22 August 2022
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): Century Way, Thorpe Park Gardens, Thorpe Park Link Road and William Parkin Way A6120, Selby Road A63, M1, Barrowby Lane, Road, Gardens, Avenue, Crescent and Drive, The Springs, Colton Common