Farsley

Farsley
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Farsley is located in Leeds
Farsley
Farsley
Farsley is located in West Yorkshire
Farsley
Farsley
Location within West Yorkshire
Population22,594 (Ward. Calverley and Farsley. 2011 census)[1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPUDSEY
Postcode districtLS28
Dialling code0113
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Yorkshire
53°48′42″N 1°40′18″W / 53.8116°N 1.6718°W / 53.8116; -1.6718

Farsley is a village in the Leeds district, in West Yorkshire, England, 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Leeds city centre and 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Bradford. near Pudsey. Before 1974, Farsley was part of the Borough of Pudsey. Before 1937 it had its own urban district council. The ward of Calverley and Farsley also includes the estate of Swinnow and some northern parts of Pudsey.[2]

During the industrial revolution, Farsley was a centre for wool processing as there were a number of mills in the area. Sunny Bank Mills, still owned by the Gaunt family, is currently part of a huge multi-million revitalisation project bringing a new appreciation of Farsley's mill heritage.[3] Since 2022 the mills have served as the new filming location for series 8 onwards of The Great British Sewing Bee.[4][5]

Farsley is just off the main road between Leeds and Bradford and just off the A6110 Leeds outer ring road. New Pudsey railway station is between Farsley and Pudsey providing train services towards Leeds, Bradford, Manchester Victoria and Blackpool.

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Calverley and Farsley Ward (as of 2011) (E05001418)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Calverley and Farsley Ward" (PDF). Leeds City Council. 2015.
  3. ^ "The remarkable family story behind this landmark Yorkshire mill that is still weaving a yarn". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ Nisbet, Megan (11 May 2022). "BBC's Sewing Bee series has changed locations for season 8". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  5. ^ Graham, Debbie. "Where is The Great British Sewing Bee filmed?". www.countryfile.com. Retrieved 19 July 2024.