Bardsey, West Yorkshire
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Bardsey, West Yorkshire
, England
is a small village in the City of Leeds
metropolitan borough
, 8 miles (12.9 km) north east of Leeds city centre
. The village is in the LS17 Leeds postcode district
. It is part of the civil parish of Bardsey cum Rigton
. The village itself lies just off the A58 road
between Leeds and Wetherby
.
It is a predominantly middle class
area with a high proportion of retired residents. Housing is mixed; while most is private, there is council housing situated near Keswick Lane. Facilities include a public house
, a sports club (which has an Under 14s and Under 16s football team), a dry cleaner and until March 2007, a garage. Bardsey also has a junior school and a Catholic church, which operates as a satellite to the main Catholic church in Wetherby.
It is a particularly historical area with:
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is a small village in the City of Leeds
City of Leeds
The City of Leeds is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Leeds City Council, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. The metropolitan district includes Leeds and the towns of Farsley, Garforth, Guiseley, Horsforth, Morley, Otley, Pudsey, Rothwell,...
metropolitan borough
Metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England, and is a subdivision of a metropolitan county. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts, however all of them have been granted or regranted...
, 8 miles (12.9 km) north east of Leeds city centre
Leeds City Centre
Leeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds, England. It is within the Leeds Central parliamentary constituency, represented by Hilary Benn as MP since a by-election in 1999...
. The village is in the LS17 Leeds postcode district
LS postcode area
The LS postcode area, also known as the Leeds postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Leeds, Wetherby, Tadcaster, Pudsey, Otley and Ilkley in England...
. It is part of the civil parish of Bardsey cum Rigton
Bardsey cum Rigton
Bardsey cum Rigton is a civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,385. The parish includes the villages of Bardsey, East Rigton and Thornhurst....
. The village itself lies just off the A58 road
A58 road
The A58 is a major road in northern England that runs between Prescot, Merseyside and Wetherby, West Yorkshire.It runs north east from Prescot on the outskirts of Liverpool via St Helens, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Hindley, Westhoughton, Bolton, Bury, Heywood, Rochdale and Littleborough then over the...
between Leeds and Wetherby
Wetherby
Wetherby is a market town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Wharfe, and has been for centuries a crossing place and staging post on the Great North Road, being mid-way between London and Edinburgh...
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Middle class
The middle class is any class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy. In Weberian socio-economic terms, the middle class is the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the working class and upper class....
area with a high proportion of retired residents. Housing is mixed; while most is private, there is council housing situated near Keswick Lane. Facilities include a public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
, a sports club (which has an Under 14s and Under 16s football team), a dry cleaner and until March 2007, a garage. Bardsey also has a junior school and a Catholic church, which operates as a satellite to the main Catholic church in Wetherby.
It is a particularly historical area with:
- Mention in the 1086 Domesday BookDomesday BookDomesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
as Berdesei/Bereleseie. - The Bingley ArmsThe Bingley ArmsThe Bingley Arms is an old pub in Bardsey, Leeds, which was originally called The Priests Inn.It is claimed to be the oldest pub in Britain, with a known history dating back to AD 953 and evidence suggesting it could date to AD 905...
, a pub that claims to be England's oldest public house, and recorded in the Domesday Book, although these claims are disputed. - A motte-and-baileyMotte-and-baileyA motte-and-bailey is a form of castle, with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade...
castle, dating back to post 1066. - The first Saxon tower church in England.
- Earthworks of a Roman settlementRoman EmpireThe Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
named Pompocali, with a minor Roman roadRoman roadThe Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...
alongside it. - The birthplace of literary genius William CongreveWilliam CongreveWilliam Congreve was an English playwright and poet.-Early life:Congreve was born in Bardsey, West Yorkshire, England . His parents were William Congreve and his wife, Mary ; a sister was buried in London in 1672...
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