Woodlesford, an ecclesiastical parish formed in 1869 from the parish of Rothwell, has a station on the Midland railway, and is situated on the south bank of the Aire, 5 miles south-east from Leeds and 6 north-east from Wakefield. The church of All saints, erected by subscription in 1870, at a cost of about £2,800, is a handsome Gothic stone building consisting of chancel, nave, transept and a tower surmounted by lofty spire and containing 6 bells: the interior is very handsome, and contains a stained window. The register dates from the year 1870. The living is a vicarage, yearly value £150, in the gift of five trustees and held by the Rev. Arthur John Edward Irvin B.A. of Pembroke College, Oxford. The principal landowner is Edmund Calverley esq. J.P. Here is the extensive brewery carried on by Messrs. Henry Bentley & Co. Limited; there is also a small pottery. The area is 1,305 acres; the population in 1871 was 1,361.