 On older maps, Potternewton included the Chapeltown and Scott Hall areas and parts of Harehills.Potternewton is an historic village and many older maps prioritise the name Potternewton over Chapeltown.As Lords of the Manor of Potternewton, the Earl of Mexborough and Earl Cowper had released parts of their estates by the 1700s and were in and out of court up until 1801 disputing who had legal entitlement to ownership of the land.