Armley is an area in the west of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It starts less than a mile from Leeds City Centre. Leeds city centre is the business and commercial centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
It is between the M621 motorway and Kirkstall Road, stretching from roughly the New Wortley roundabout (aka Armley Gyratory) to around the start of the Stanningley By-pass/Cockshott Lane where it merges into Bramley. The M621 motorway is a short Motorway in England. It takes traffic from the M1 and M62 motorways into Central Leeds. The A65 is a major Road in England. It runs north west from Leeds in Yorkshire via Kirkstall, Horsforth, Yeadon Wortley (pronounced Wurt-lee) is a district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The A647 is an A road in West Yorkshire, England that begins in Leeds and ends in Halifax. Bramley is a district in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Armley is mentioned in 1086 Domesday Book as Ermelai. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey
Armley is a predominantly and historically working class area, including many rows of back-to-back terrace houses. It is traditionally a strong Labour area, although current Labour policies, voter apathy and the creeping gentrification from Headingley (via Burley) is beginning to erode the landslide-style victories of yesteryear. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Headingley is an inner suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Burley is a Suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, characterised by the red brick terraced housing much of which was built in the period
Armley Town Street includes a couple of high street names and charity shops as well as independent retailers typical of a suburban high street. There is especially good coverage of food retailers, plus excellent bus links into Leeds, Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield. Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Halifax is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of 82056 in the Huddersfield ( is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, 190 miles (306km north Armley's Town Street has been praised for its large amount of free, off-road car parking, something unusual amongst inner-city and suburban high streets.
Other features of Armley include Armley (Gott's) Park, Armley Gaol, Gott's Park Golf Club and Armley Mills Leeds Industrial Museum, plus numerous former cinemas and churches. Armley Park, or Gott's Park, is a large public park situated next to Stanningley Road in Armley, Leeds, England. HMP Leeds is a large prison located in Armley approximately two miles from the centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The Armley Mills Leeds Industrial Museum is a Museum of industrial heritage located in Armley, west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England The most notable of the former churches is the old Methodist chapel which is now owned by Mike's Carpets, and is a familiar landmark to the people of West Leeds. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations
Armley is steeped in history. Armley Mills, now the Armley Mills Industrial Museum, was the World's largest Woollen Mill when it was built in 1788. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap In the 18th and 19th Centuries Armley was, through its mills, a major contributor to the economy of the city of Leeds. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar An economic system is a System that involves the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services between Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Many of the buildings still standing in and around Armley were built in the 1800s, including many of the churches, schools, shops and houses. Ledgard Way is named after the late Armley entrepreneur Samuel Ledgard. Samuel Ledgard (1874 - 1952 was a Leeds entrepreneur who became a major West Yorkshire Independent bus operator Armley also has picturesque views over the rest of Leeds from certain vantage points.
From the 1870s until 1956, Armley was home to the J W Roberts asbestos mattress and boiler lining factory. Asbestos is a group of Minerals with long thin fibrous Crystals The word "asbestos" (῾ἀσβεστος is derived from a Greek adjective This facility exposed local residents to fibres of asbestos and resulted in a mesothelioma cancer cluster in the area which persists to this day. Mesothelioma is a form of Cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to Asbestos. One of the victims of the disease, June Hancock launched a court action in 1993 against the company that owned the J W Roberts' factory. Although the court case was successful, corporate restructuring has avoided the case being settled to this day.
Celebrities from Armley include author Barbara Taylor Bradford, playwright Alan Bennett and anarchist rock band Chumbawamba who for some time lived in a communal household in the district. Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE (born May 10, 1933) is an English Novelist Her 1979 debut A Woman of Substance, A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934 is an English Author and Tony Award -winning Playwright. Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Chumbawamba are an English band who began their career playing Anarcho-punk, but over a 25-year career have gone on to play music ranging from pop -influenced A commune is an Intentional community of people living together sharing common interests Property, possessions Resources, work and Income The tank scene in the 1963 movie Billy Liar was filmed in Wellington Road, Armley, and local residents were used as extras. Billy Liar is a 1963 film based on the novel by Keith Waterhouse. More historically, many of Yorkshire's great textile giants, such as Benjamin Gott, were born, lived, died and/or were buried in Armley. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Benjamin Gott ( 24 June 1762 - 14 February 1840 was one of the leading figures in the Industrial revolution, in the field of textiles
The parish church, St. Bartholomew's, is home to one of the finest pipe organs in the UK, built by the German organbuilder, Edmund Schulze. Heinrich Edmund Schulze ( 26 March 1824 - 13 July 1878 was a German organ builder Originally built for Meanwood Towers in 1866-9, it was opened by S.S. Wesley. Samuel Sebastian Wesley ( 14 August 1810 &ndash 19 April 1876) was an English organist and Composer. It was moved to St Bartholomew's in 1879. Schulze's work, and this organ in particular, had enormous influence on the development of British organ building in the nineteenth century, bringing it back into the mainstream after a period of insularity. Both church and organ have recently been restored.
A street in Armley- St Ives Mount won the accolade of Friendliest Street in Britain As reported by the Daily Mirror in by the listeners of BBC Radio 5 Live at the end of 2006 with over 56% of the vote. Radio Five Live
Legend has it that a pedlar called Charlie, used to rest and water his pony and trap in Whingate Park in the nineteenth century. He apparently sold spicy shortbread to the citizens of Upper Armley for 1d a piece. Today the triangular shaped park is known by all as Charlie or Charley Cake Park.
Location grid
| North: Burley | ||
| West: Bramley | Armley | East: Leeds City Centre |
| South: Farnley, Wortley |
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- The Ancient Parish of Leeds. Burley is a Suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, characterised by the red brick terraced housing much of which was built in the period Bramley is a district in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds city centre is the business and commercial centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Farnley is a Village in North Yorkshire, England, near Otley, West Yorkshire. Wortley could be Wortley South Yorkshire Wortley West Yorkshire - district of Leeds GENUKI. GENUKI is a Genealogy Web portal, run as a Charitable trust. Its aim is "to serve as a "virtual reference library" of genealogical information Historical and genealogical resource for area including Armley
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