Morley
West Yorkshire
In the centre of the town, the grand Morley Town Hall, completed in 1895, is an impressive grade I listed building with a domed clock tower and concert hall, which continues to be a popular venue for brass band and other concerts.
Morley has a railway station, but this is about a half-mile walk to the northern side of town. The railway passes in a tunnel under the hill on which the town centre stands as it heads towards Batley in the Kirklees metropolitan district.
Town features
Morley has pubs.
Morley has local traders and a supermarket.
Morley has an indoor market.
The town has pharmacies.
The town has Post Offices.
Morley has bank and building society branches.
Morley has a selection of places to eat.
A choice of cafes can be found in Morley.
Takeaway food outlets in the town include fish and chips, chinese, curries, pizzas, burgers.
Morley has a town hall, including a community venue and concert hall.
The town has a library.
The town has a leisure centre with swimming pool.
Morley has schools.
Places of worship: Anglican, Catholic, Methodist, United Reformed, other.
There are public toilets in the town.
Travel
Morley station Station Road
Station managed by: NORTHERN. Operator/s: NORTHERN, TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS.
NATIONAL RAIL - Departure and station info
External link to National Rail live departure board for services at this station (opens in new tab).
Bus travel
The town has bus services to neighbouring towns and villages and city centres.Road travel
Morley can be reached via the A650 A643 B6123 B6126 B6127 .Places to visit
Middleton Railway
Moor Road, Hunslet, LeedsThe world's oldest working railway is now operated by volunteers who run trains mostly at weekends. The railway was first opened as a horse-drawn colliery railway in 1758 and was the first to successfully use steam locomotives commercially in 1812. The line was not built as a passenger railway, but solely for carrying coal. Passengers can now make the journey between Moor Road station and Park Halt at the edge of the attractive woodland of Middleton Park, where there are displays about the past coal mining in the area. The line has a timetable of diesel and steam operating days and special events and the engine shed is a celebration of the numerous manufacturers, among them Hudson, Hudswell Clarke and Manning Wardle, which once made Leeds the biggest producer of railway locomotives in the country. The railway is about 2 miles south of Leeds city centre close to Junctions 5 & 6 of the M621.
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Kirkstall Abbey
Abbey Road, KirkstallThe ruins of the Cistercian Kirkstall Abbey, dating from 1152, are in public parkland alongside the River Aire at Kirkstall, 3 miles north-west of Leeds city centre.
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Oakwell Hall and Country Park
Nutter Lane, Birstall
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Emergency services
West Yorkshire PoliceWest Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Local government
Civil parish council
Morley Town CouncilProvides some local services in the area.
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Metropolitan district council
City of LeedsThe City of Leeds authority covers an area extending several miles beyond the city itself, including areas of agricutural land with widely spaced villages to the north east and several separate small towns including
Leeds is just one of a ring five metropolitan councils covering the many cities, towns and villages of the conurbation of West Yorkshire. Around one-third of the West Yorkshire population live in the Leeds metropolitan district, just over ¾ million at the time of the 2011 census.
In the City of Leeds metropolitan district a total of 99 councillors are elected. There are three councillors per ward across 33 wards. Councillors are usually elected for four-year terms, one councillor being elected in each of three years out of four. A Lord Mayor of Leeds is elected from the council each year.
Political composition after May 2023 election:
99 members
External link to Leeds City Council website.
County strategic authority
West Yorkshire Combined AuthorityCovers some combined services of the five metropolitan district councils of
Elected mayor:
Police and Crime Commissioner
The Police and Crime Commissioner for West YorkshireThis role has become one of the many responsibilities of the West Yorkshire elected mayor since May 2021.
Fire Authority
West Yorkshire Fire AuthorityThe fire authority is made up of elected members of each of the five metropolitan district councils of West Yorkshire - Bradford, Calderdale, Leeds, Kirklees and Wakefield.
Parliamentary constituency
Leeds South West and MorleyElected MP: