Morley, West Yorkshire
Market town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Morley is a market town and a civil parish within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England. Morley is the largest town in the borough after Leeds itself. Morley forms part of the Heavy Woollen District.
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Morley | |
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Dawson Hill | |
Population | 44,440 (Including Adwalton. 2011) |
OS grid reference | SE265275 |
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Metropolitan borough | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LEEDS |
Postcode district | LS27 |
Dialling code | 0113 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
53.749166°N 1.602263°W / 53.749166; -1.602263 |
It lies approximately 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Leeds city centre. It was built on seven hills: Scatcherd Hill, Dawson Hill, Daisy Hill, Chapel Hill, Hunger Hill, Troy Hill and Banks Hill. In 2011, the town and civil parish had populations of 44,440 and 27,738 respectively.[1]
The town is split between the Morley North and Morley South wards (containing the town centre) of Leeds City Council, both making up the western half of the Morley and Outwood parliamentary constituency.