Churwell is a small village in south Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Churwell is centred around "Churwell Hill" which is made up of two roads - Elland Road and Victoria Road. The road changes name roughly three quarters of the way up. Local public houses; 'The Commercial', 'Golden Fleece' and 'New Inn',were also known locally as 'top oyle', 'middle oyle' and 'bottom oyle', relating to their position on the hill down Elland Road.
The village expanded considerably in the early 1960s with new private and council housing developments, particularly to the north on land between School Street and the then-Leeds City boundary. In the 1980s, the old stone Churwell Primary School in School Street was demolished and relocated to modern premises in the village. Houses now stand on the old school site.
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