Editing Garforth (section)

==Economy==
Originally a coal mining area, the collieries of much of east Leeds and surrounding areas closed in the 1960s, although further south mining was still strong in the 1990s and is still prevalent to some degree today. Garforth has increasingly become a [[commuter town]] for Leeds, York & [[City of Wakefield]] area. {{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} There is a light industrial estate to the north of the village which provides some employment, such as [[Ginetta Cars]], while the neighbouring Thorpe Business Park in [[Colton, Leeds|Colton]] also provides employment. Garforth's rail connections and access to the [[M1 motorway|M1]], [[A1(M)]] and [[M62 motorway|M62]] have made it a desirable area for commuters to live.