Bardsey, West Yorkshire
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 Main Street: The Bingley Arms in Bardsey, perhaps Britain's oldest pub. |
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| OS grid reference | SE367432 |
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| – London | 170 mi (270 km) SSE |
| Civil parish | Bardsey cum Rigton |
| Metropolitan borough | City of Leeds |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEEDS |
| Postcode district | LS17 |
| Dialling code | 01937 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Elmet |
Coordinates: 53°53′01″N 1°26′33″W / 53.8837°N 1.4426°W
Bardsey, West Yorkshire, England is a small village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, 8 miles (13 km) north east of Leeds city centre. The village is in the LS17 Leeds postcode district. It is part of the civil parish of Bardsey cum Rigton. The village itself lies just off the A58 road between Leeds and Wetherby.
It is a predominantly middle class area with a high proportion of retired residents. Housing is mixed; while most is private, there is council housing situated near Keswick Lane. Facilities include a public house, a sports club (with a cricket pitch and 2 football pitches) and a convenience store. Bardsey also has a junior school and a Catholic church, which operates as a satellite to the main Catholic church in Wetherby.
It is a particularly historical area with:
- Mention in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Berdesei" and "Bereleseie".
- The Bingley Arms, a public house that claims to be England's oldest public house, and recorded in the Domesday Book, although these claims are disputed.[1]
- A motte-and-bailey castle, dating back to post 1066.
- The first Anglo-Saxon tower church in England.
- Earthworks named Pompocali of uncertain origin, possibly a result of granite quarrying. A minor Roman road lies alongside it, leading some to suggest that Pompocali results from Roman activity.
- The birthplace of playwright and poet William Congreve.
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References
External links
Media related to Bardsey, West Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons- The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland: All Hallows, Bardsey, West Yorkshire
- Archaeology of Pompocali Earthworks and Hetchell Crags by H.M. Hill
- Bardsey Village web-site
- Bardsey Cricket Club website
- "The Ancient Parish of Bardsey". Genuki. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
- Bardsey in the Domesday Book
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