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Weardley
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Weardley
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53°54′11″N1°32′17″W / 53.903°N 1.538°W / 53.903; -1.538

Weardley is a village on the Harewood Estate in the parish of Harewood, at the northern edge of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. The village is in the Harewood ward of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Council. In 1931 the parish had a population of 94. [1]

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History

In 1870–1872, John Marius Wilson wrote that Weardley was a village of 1080 acres. Property was worth £1337, including quarries worth £150. The population of 171 people occupied 38 houses.

Weardley was formerly a township in the parish of Harewood, [2] from 1866 Weardley was a civil parish, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Harewood. [3]

Weardley's former chapel is now in residential use. [4]

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References

  1. "Population statistics Weardley Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. "History of Weardley, in Leeds and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. "Relationships and changes Weardley Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. The Old Chapel, Weardley, accessed 4 December 2021

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