Editing Roundhay (section)

===19th century – Turnpike ===
Until 1810, [[Gipton]] Wood was Gibton Forest separating Leeds from [[Roundhay Park]] and a [[Turnpike trust|turnpike]] road was constructed "from Sheepscar to Roundhay Bridge".<ref name=StJohn>{{cite web |url=http://www.stjohnsroundhay.co.uk/stjohnschurch5.html |title=The Church in Roundhay |publisher=St John's Church Roundhay |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227060250/http://www.stjohnsroundhay.co.uk/stjohnschurch5.html |archive-date=27 February 2012}}</ref><ref>Roundhay Bridge was near the Lido Car Park on Wetherby Road</ref>  After the road was built the population increased from 84 in 1801 to 186 in 1822, mainly in grand houses for wealthier citizens of Leeds.<ref name=StJohn/>

[[Image:St Johns Roundhay.JPG|thumb| St John's Church (Anglican) 1826]]
In 1826, St John's Church was established to serve the population of Roundhay, [[Shadwell, West Yorkshire|Shadwell]] and [[Seacroft]], a combined population of about 1100, who would otherwise have had to travel up to three miles to worship.<ref name=StJohn/>  This made the area more attractive, the population rose to 300 in the 1830s in the form of a "township and genteel village" with "elegant villas, walks and plantations".<ref name=WYArch/><ref name=StJohn/>

In 1866, Roundhay and Shadwell both became separate civil parishes.<ref name=vision>{{cite web|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10466180/relationships|title=Roundhay Tn/CP through time &#124; Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit|website=visionofbritain.org.uk|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>