Bardsey (West Yorkshire)

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Bardsey
Main Street: The Bingley Arms in Bardsey is possibly the oldest pub in Britain.
Main Street: The Bingley Arms in Bardsey is possibly the oldest pub in Britain.
Coordinates 53 ° 53 ′  N , 1 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 53 ° 53 ′  N , 1 ° 27 ′  W
Bardsey (England)
Bardsey
Bardsey
administration
Post town LEEDS
ZIP code section LS17
prefix 01937
Part of the country England
region Yorkshire and the Humber
Shire county West Yorkshire
District City of Leeds
British Parliament Elmet and Rothwell

Bardsey in West Yorkshire , England is a small village in the area of ​​the City of Leeds ( metropolitan borough ), 8 mi (12 km) northeast of Leeds City Center . The village is located in the postcode area LS17 (Leeds postcode district) and is part of the civil parish Bardsey cum Rigton .

geography

The village is partly on a hill at the confluence of the Bardsey Beck and Gill Beck , the course of which continues to the northeast and which flow into the Wharfe at Collingham . In the valley, just a few hundred meters east of the village, the A58 road runs south to north between Leeds and Wetherby . Neighboring villages are East Keswick and East Rigton to the north and northeast, respectively, and Scarcroft to the south.

The area's population is mainly middle class and there is a high proportion of retirees. Private housing is predominant, but there is also public housing near Keswick Lane . There is a public house and a sports club (with a cricket field and two football fields). Bardsey has a junior school and the Anglican All Hallows Church .

history

The oldest evidence of human activity are probably nearby earthworks known as pompocali . Their origin is unknown, but it is believed that they are related to granite quarrying work. A small Roman road runs along there, so it is likely that Pompocali was built in Roman times.

All Hallows Church

Bardsey was named "Berdesei" and "Bereleseie" in the Hundred of Skyrack in 1086 in the Domesday Book . A motte-and-bailey castle dates from immediately after the Norman conquest . Bardsey also claims the oldest Anglo-Saxon tower church in England. The tower of All Hallows Church dates back to about 850–950.

And the pub The Bingley Arms claims to be England's oldest public house, with an entry in the Domesday Book . However, this claim is questioned.

Bardsey railway station

The Bardsey Railway Station on the Cross Gates – Wetherby line was in operation from 1876 to 1964.

Personalities

Church Lane

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Open Domesday.org OS = SE3643 Bardsey.
  2. ^ Historic England. Castle Hill motte and bailey castle (1012774) . National Heritage List for England.
  3. ^ Historic England. Church of All Hallows (1135652) . National Heritage List for England.
  4. ↑ Nick Catford: Bardsey . Retrieved June 19, 2018.

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