ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks ðə tˈaʊnʃɪp bɪkˌeɪm ɐ sˈɛpɹət sˈɪvəl pˈæɹɪʃ æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv wˈɛðɜːbi ɹˈʊɹɹəl dˈɪstɹɪkt, bˌʌt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv ðə pˈæɹɪʃ wʌz ɐbˈɑːlɪʃt ænd ɐbsˈoːɹbd ˌɪntʊ lˈiːdz.
In 1866 the township became a separate civil parish as part of Wetherby Rural district, but in 1912 the parish was abolished and absorbed into Leeds.