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Hunger Hills (the name derives from the Norse 'hangra', meaning a wooded hillside - found in other placenames as 'hanger') is a deciduous woodland of 6.3 hectares planted by the Stanhope family in 1785 on what had been an area of bell-pits (shallow coal mines) outside the village of Horsforth. It remained in the family until 1947 when it was donated to the local council for public enjoyment, and in 2001 was formally registered as common land. It is now managed by a community 'friends' group on behalf of Leeds City Council. See also SE2338 : Hunger Hills nature reserve.