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Pudsey
Location within West Yorkshire
Population25,393 (2021 census) [1]
OS grid reference SE 223 334
•  London 170 mi (270 km)  SE
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PUDSEY
Postcode district LS28
Dialling code 0113
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53°47′49″N1°39′47″W / 53.797°N 1.663°W / 53.797; -1.663

Pudsey is a market town in the City of Leeds borough in West Yorkshire, England. It is located midway between Bradford city centre and Leeds city centre. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 25,393. [1]

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History

The place-name Pudsey is first recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book as Podechesai(e). [2] Its etymology is rather uncertain: it seems most likely to derive from a putative personal name *Pudoc and the word ēg meaning 'island' but here presumably referring metaphorically to an 'island' of good ground in moorland. Thus the name would mean 'Pudoc's island'. Other possibilities have been suggested, however. [3] In the early sixth century the district was in the Kingdom of Elmet, which seems to have retained its Celtic character for perhaps as many as two centuries after other neighbouring kingdoms had adopted the cultural identity of the Angles.

Around 1775, a cache of a 100 silver Roman coins, many predating the time of Julius Caesar, was found by Benjamin Scholfield of Pudsey on Pudsey Common, to the north of the town, at a place traditionally known as "King Alfred's Camp". [4]

The town was famous in the 18th and 19th centuries for wool manufacture, and, from the 19th century, for cricket. Yorkshire and England cricketers Sir Len Hutton, Herbert Sutcliffe, Ray Illingworth and Matthew Hoggard all learned to play in Pudsey. A 19th century Yorkshire cricketer, John Tunnicliffe, was born in Lowtown.

During the Industrial Revolution, Pudsey was one of the most polluted areas of the UK due to its position in a slight valley between the two industrial cities of Leeds and Bradford. As a result, whichever way the wind blew Pudsey became covered in thick soot. The temperature inversion created by the valley led to the soot becoming trapped leading to dense smogs. This is believed to have led to jokes that pigeons in Pudsey Park flew backwards in order to keep the soot out of their eyes.[ citation needed ]

Governance

Formerly within the wapentake of Morley and Calverley Parish, Pudsey Urban District was formed in 1894; it gained municipal borough status c. 1901. [5] For many years, despite being joined to the Leeds conurbation, it avoided being made part of the County Borough of Leeds. In 1937 the Farsley and Calverley urban districts were added to Pudsey. In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, it became part of the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds. It sits in the Leeds City Council ward of Pudsey.

Pudsey was part of the old Pudsey parliamentary constituency, along with Farsley, Calverley, Horsforth and Guiseley. [6] The last Member of Parliament (MP) Stuart Andrew. [7]

Pudsey’s current constituency (as of 2024) is now Leeds West and Pudsey and the MP is Rachel Reeves.

Present

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The World's End public house

There are recreational parks in Pudsey, the largest of which is Pudsey Park. Queens Park is where the Pudsey carnival is held once a year.

Pudsey's market operates on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday [8] and has recently been refurbished. [9] Pudsey has a monthly farmers' market with stalls selling meat, fish, dairy produce, organic fruit and vegetables, delicatessen and craft-ware. [10]

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Pudsey town centre

Pudsey town centre has amenities including high street chain stores and independent retailers, and there are several branches of banks and estate agents. Following the closure of Kwik Save supermarkets across the country, Pudsey's store was bought by Sainsbury's. [11] Until the administration of the group, Pudsey had a Woolworths on Church Lane. It is now a B&M Home Bargains store. [12]

There are three secondary schools situated within Pudsey: Crawshaw Academy, Co-op Academy Priesthorpe and Pudsey Grammar School. The latter has been rebuilt under an extensive redevelopment programme adjacent to the current site. The old grammar school building facing Richardshaw Lane, which opened in 1911 [13] and a prominent landmark of Pudsey, will unlike the rest of the old school buildings not be demolished due to its listed building status, but has since been converted into flats.

Pudsey Town Hall benefits from a new, energy-efficient lighting project to highlight its most interesting features. The multi-coloured lights can be changed to offer 255 different scenes. [14]

During the Easter weekend 2009, the Pudsey Business Forum launched the Pudsey Shop Local campaign. The campaign is to encourage local residents to shop more in Pudsey Town Centre. As part of this campaign they have launched a directory of all local shops. [15] Pudsey in Bloom was established in 2002. [16]

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Pudsey Park – opened in October 1889

Pudsey's business community introduced a Lottery Scheme, aimed at local shoppers. [17] The lottery scheme, encourages shoppers to purchase tickets from local shops within the scheme. At the end of each month a draw takes place and prizes are paid out in Pudsey Pounds that can be spent in participating shops. [18]

Pudsey has a Masonic community, there are Lodges which meet at Pudsey Masonic Hall on Church Lane. Locally these lodges support activities within the local community.

Next to the Masonic Hall on Church Lane is the former Unitarian Church, now a private residence known as Churchfield House. [19]

Public transport

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New Pudsey railway station

New Pudsey railway station is on the Caldervale Line between Leeds and Bradford Interchange. It was built as a "parkway" station, and is situated over a mile away from the town centre. The frequent no. 16 bus service between Pudsey and Farsley (continuing to Leeds) passes close to the station. [20] The location of the station near to the junction of the main Leeds to Bradford road with the ring road provides easy access for those travelling to the station by car. There is a large car park adjacent to the station.

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Pudsey bus station

Pudsey bus station serves the town. The bus station is managed and operated by West Yorkshire Metro. It is situated at Market Place and consists of six stands in total. Services are operated by SquarePeg. TLC Travel, First Leeds and Yorkshire Buses. [21] The original bus station was replaced by a new structure that opened on 14 November 2010. [22] [23] Metro and Leeds City Council re-built it in the style of similar bus stations in West Yorkshire. [24] [25] Buses go from Pudsey to various parts of neighbouring Leeds, such as Armley, Bramley, Chapel Allerton, Cross Gates, Farsley, Horsforth, Headingley, Seacroft (a number of services run from the here to Seacroft bus station) and White Rose Centre, and as far afield as Dewsbury and Bradford. [21]

Sport

The England cricket captain Sir Len Hutton was born in nearby Fulneck and was called "the man from Pudsey". [26] Raymond Illingworth, another former England cricket captain, was born in Pudsey as was the England fast bowler Matthew Hoggard and the snooker player Danny Fowler. For over a hundred years the Yorkshire County Cricket Club had at least one player who came from the old Borough of Pudsey. The England opening batsman Herbert Sutcliffe attended Pudsey School and learnt his cricket with the Pudsey St Lawrence and Pudsey Britannia cricket clubs. [27]

Cricket clubs

Pudsey Congs Cricket Club is an English amateur cricket club with a history of cricket in the village dating back to the 1892. [28] The club has been based on the former Pudsey Britannia Cricket Club ground since they purchased it in 1977. [29] Pudsey Congs field three senior teams. Their 1st and 2nd teams are in the Bradford Premier League [30] and their 3rd team in the Dales Council Cricket League. [31] Their junior training section play competitive cricket in the Bradford Junior Cricket League. [32]

Pudsey St Lawrence Cricket Club was founded in 1845 [33] and is based on Tofts Road. [34] The club has a significant success record, with 10 Bradford Premier League championship titles to their name. [30] Pudsey St Lawrence field two senior teams in the Bradford Premier League [30] and a 3rd team in the Dales Council Cricket League. [31] Their junior training section play competitive cricket in the Airedale & Wharfedale Junior Cricket League, [35] a junior girls league with the West Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League, [36] and a late summer junior league in the Leeds Cricket League. [37]

Cultural references

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Pudsey Bear

In The Meaning of Liff a Pudsey is defined as "The curious-shaped flat wads of dough left on a kitchen table after someone has been cutting scones out of it." [38] Toward the beginning of the Monty Python episode "You're No Fun Anymore", the two characters, Mr and Mrs Samuel Brainsample can be seen walking along the platform of New Pudsey railway station. Pudsey is also mentioned frequently in the Michael Palin TV series Ripping Yarns.

Pudsey has given its name to "Pudsey Bear", the mascot of the BBC's annual fundraising marathon Children in Need , as this was where Pudsey logo designer Joanna Lane's grandfather was mayor. [39]

In bellringing Pudsey is one of the "Standard Eight" Surprise Major methods, the most commonly rung complex pieces of ringing for eight bells. [40]

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