1. Random Leeds facts
Barwick-in-Elmet has the tallest maypole in Britain at 86ft. There have been several attempts to steal it. Villagers from nearby Aberford once tried to carry it to their village but were forced to abandon it on Aberford Road. Photo: Jim Moran
2. Random Leeds facts
The A58(M) inner ring road was the country's first urban motorway. The Westgate tunnel also lays claim to being the longest unventilated road tunnel in Europe. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
3. Random Leeds facts
The geographical coordinates of Leeds are latitude: 534747 N; longitude: 13252 W. The elevation above sea level is 50 m = 164 ft. Photo: Simon Hulme
4. Random Leeds facts
When Sting was a student he worked for one summer at Hunslet in a frozen pea factory. "I worked seven days a week, 12-hour shifts, to save up for a guitar - the rest is history," he recalled. Photo: Getty
5. Random Leeds facts
Leeds Station has 17 platforms. Opened in 1938 and has been rebuilt twice in 1967 and 2002. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Photo: Danny Lawson/PA
6. Random Leeds facts
An ancient oak tree used to stand proudly to the north of St Michael's Church in Headingley until 1941, where it stayed for 1,000 years. Known locally as the 'Shire Oak', it served as a meeting point for settling legal disputes and raising armies.