The Borough of Leeds was created in 1207, when Maurice Paynel, lord of the manor, granted a charter covering a small area adjacent to a crossing of the River Aire, between the old settlement centred on Leeds Parish Church to the east and the manor house and mills to the west.he borough was located in the West Riding of Yorkshire and gained city status in 1893. When a county council was formed for the riding in 1889, Leeds was excluded from its area of responsibility and formed a county borough.
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adjective. 1  Refusing to give up or let go; persevering obstinately. 2  Insistently repetitive or continuous: a persistent honking of car horns. 3  Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time; enduring: persistent rumors; a persistent infection. Botany Lasting past maturity without falling off, as the calyx on an eggplant or the scales of a pine cone. Zoology Retained permanently, rather than disappearing in an early stage of development: the persistent gills of fishes.