Farsley


Farsley is a village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England to the west of Leeds city centre, east of Bradford. Farsley is situated between the two cities and is a part of the town Pudsey that is part of the City of Leeds ward of Calverley and Farsley which also includes the estate of Swinnow and some northern parts of Pudsey.
During the industrial revolution Farsley was a centre for wool processing as there were a number of mills in the area.
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.

Etymology

The name Farsley is first attested in the 1086 Domesday Book as Fersellei and Ferselleia. The second element of the name comes from the Old English word lēah. The etymology of the first element is less certain, but thought either to be Old English fyrs or the putative *fers. Thus the name originally meant either a clearing characterised by gorse bushes or by grazing cattle.

Education

In Farsley there are three primary schools: Farsley Farfield Primary School for 3 to 11 year old children, Westroyd Primary School and Nursery for 3 to 11 year olds, and Farsley Springbank Primary School for 4 to 11 year old pupils. The local secondary school is Priesthorpe School with about 1100 pupils.

Sport

Farsley is home to the non-League football team Farsley Celtic F.C. who play at Throstle Nest. They were formed to replace Farsley Celtic A.F.C. who played in the Football Conference for several years prior to their winding up in March 2010.
Farsley Cricket Club, whose ground is situated in Red Lane, play in the Bradford League Division 1. Raymond Illingworth, former England cricket captain, is their most notable former player.

Housing

Farsley has a variety of housing. Around Town Street are some older terrace houses and smaller cottages. To the west of Town Street is a small council estate, consisting mainly of flats, the tallest block being twelve stories high. Towards the outskirts of Farsley there are many large detached houses.

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