Tyersal Beck

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Tyersal Beck
Tyersal Beck and Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 442484.jpg
Tyersal Beck seen from the embankment of the former Pudsey loop line railway
Etymology Tyersal; Beck (stream)
Location
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial county West Yorkshire
Metropolitan Borough City of Leeds
Physical characteristics
SourcePhoenix Park Golf Course
  locationeast of Thornbury
  coordinates 53°47′52″N1°42′03″W / 53.79778°N 1.70083°W / 53.79778; -1.70083
Mouth junction with Holme Beck forming Pudsey Beck
  location
near Fulneck
  coordinates
53°46′46″N1°40′6″W / 53.77944°N 1.66833°W / 53.77944; -1.66833 Coordinates: 53°46′46″N1°40′6″W / 53.77944°N 1.66833°W / 53.77944; -1.66833
Basin features
Tributaries 
  rightstream from Black Hey Farm
Carr Beck
unnamed stream
stream from Scholebrook Lane

Tyersal Beck is a watercourse in West Yorkshire, England, named after the village of Tyersal in whose vicinity it runs.

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Course

Phoenix Park Golf Course with Tyersal Beck Phoenix Park Golf Course - viewed from Daleside Road - geograph.org.uk - 1146095.jpg
Phoenix Park Golf Course with Tyersal Beck

Its source is located near the Odeon cinema at the eastern edge of Thornbury. The stream crosses the grounds of Phoenix Park Golf Course between Farsley and Thornbury. A longer source arm which originates near 53°47′42″N1°42′45″W / 53.79500°N 1.71250°W / 53.79500; -1.71250 runs along the southern edge of the golf course, immediately north of the railway between Bradford and Leeds. The two arms join immediately west of Daleside Road near 53°47′48″N1°41′48″W / 53.79667°N 1.69667°W / 53.79667; -1.69667 . The stream runs initially in a roughly eastern direction. Daleside Road crosses over it as well as the railway line. Then Tyersal Beck turns nearly south, skirting the edge of Upper Moor, [1] and runs along the valley between Tyersal and the western edge of Pudsey town, where it passes through the embankment of the former Pudsey loop line railway in a culvert. [2] This embankment, built in the late 19th century, was claimed to have been the largest man made embankment in Europe at that time. [3] After joining with Carr Beck, it describes a wide arc and, while meandering at the bottom of a wide valley, turns east towards the southern edge of Fulneck Golf Course where it is joined by Holme Beck. The joint stream continues as Pudsey Beck.

Ecology

Tyersal Beck is usually very clear. However, illegal pollution of the watercourse has been reported on several occasions. [4] [5] [6]

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