East Ardsleyis a village in theCity of Leedsmetropolitan borough,inWest Yorkshire,England. East Ardsley forms part of theHeavy Woollen Districtand sits within theRhubarb Triangle.
| East Ardsley | |
|---|---|
 St Michael's parish church,East Ardsley | |
  East Ardsley  East Ardsley Location withinWest Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE305255 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wakefield |
| Postcode district | WF3 |
| Dialling code | 0113/01924 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Etymology
editThe nameArdsleyis first attested in theDomesday Bookof 1086 asErdeslauandEadeslauue,apparently primarily with reference to what is now East Ardsley as opposed toWest Ardsley.[1]
The first element of the name comes from theOld Englishpersonal nameEard,a nickname form of longer names likeEardwulf,in thegenitiveformEardes('Eard's'). The second element comes from Old Englishhlǣw('hill, mound'). Thus the name once meant 'Eard's hill' or 'Eard's mound'. The name first appears with the elementeastin 1459, in the formsEst ArdeslawandEast Ardeslawe.[1]
Location
editHistoricallypart of theWest Riding of Yorkshire,it is 6 miles (10 km) south ofLeeds city centreand 2 miles (3 km) north of theCity of Wakefield.Being between several towns, East Ardsley has become adormitory village.The village is about 460 feet (140 m) above sea level and is more widely known than its neighbourWest Ardsley.[1]
Although it is in the City of Leeds metropolitan district, the village is in Wakefield's WF3 postcode district and its telephone numbers have both the 0113 Leeds and 01924 Wakefielddialling code.In 1931 thecivil parishhad a population of 4961.[2]On 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Morley andStanley.[3]East Ardsley was part of ArdsleyUrban district1894–1937, which also includedTingleyandWest Ardsley,and was then part ofMorleyMunicipal borough1937–1974. The village is still classed as part of Morley in thecensus,but it is not governed by MorleyTown Council.
East Ardsley sits in theArdsley and Robin Hoodward ofLeeds City Council– which elects three city councillors – and theLeeds South West and Morleyparliamentary constituency.
History
editEast Ardsley once had a diverse economy, including agriculture, textiles, railways and coal-mining. Its coal mine closed in 1968 – the same year that the nearbyMiddletonpit closed. On the site of the oldpit headnow stands the headquarters of Sharp Business Systems, the UK arm ofSharp Corporation,which supplies and services photocopiers. The village had many co-op departments all of which are now closed. The old coop on Thorpe Road changed hands to become Moorknoll Upholstery and after that, Restyle fitness. More recently the property is now occupied by The Mulberry House Beauty Salon.[4]
Amblers Mill is at the crossroads of the A650 Bradford Road, Westerton Road and Common Lane. The building has ceased textile production and now houses Country Baskets.[5]In 2007 the former railway sidings site started to be redeveloped for housing. The owners of the Country Baskets wholesaler were both killed in a helicopter accident on Saturday 26 January 2008.[6]
TheM62andM1motorwaysintersect near here. The mainA650 roadfrom Wakefield toBradfordalso goes through the village. The Bay Horse Pub, a long-standing and historical part of East Ardsley can be found on Bradford Road.
The village was also formerly served byArdsley railway station.
The entertainerErnie Wisewas brought up in East Ardsley.[7]
Notable people
edit- Ernie Wise(born 1925), comedian
- Eric Fisk(born 1931), first-class cricketer
- Terry Durham(born 1936), artist and poet
See also
editReferences
edit- ^abcHarry Parkin,Your City's Place-Names: Leeds,English Place-Name Society City-Names Series, 3 (Nottingham: English Place-Names Society, 2017), pp. 16–17.
- ^"Population statistics Ardsley East AP/CP through time".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved17 October2024.
- ^"Wakefield Registration District".UKBMD.Retrieved17 October2024.
- ^"The Mulberry House Beauty Salon".Retrieved22 January2017.
- ^"Welcome to Country Baskets | Inspiration from Country Baskets".Country Baskets.Retrieved22 January2017.
- ^"Calderdale millionaire couple killed in Yorkshire helicopter crash".Evening Courier.Johnston Press.28 January 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 30 June 2008.Retrieved9 June2009.
- ^Davies, Caroline (13 December 2008)."A decade late, but finally a statue with short, hairy legs for Ernie".The Guardian.Retrieved26 January2017.
Further reading
edit- Brittlebank, N.East Ardsley – Reflections.
External links
edit
- "The Ancient Parish of East Ardsley".GENUKI.Retrieved29 October2007.