Bramley (West Yorkshire)
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 49 ′ N , 1 ° 38 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SE241344 | ||
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| Residents | 21,681 | ||
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| Post town | LEEDS | ||
| ZIP code section | LS13 | ||
| prefix | 0113 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire | ||
| Metropolitan Borough | City of Leeds | ||
| British Parliament | Leeds West | ||
Bramley is a western borough of Leeds , West Yorkshire , England in the Leeds West parliamentary constituency. It is an old industrial town with numerous buildings from the 19th century, council housing from the 20th century in the east and private residences in the west.
history
The Domesday Book of 1086 mentions Bramley as Brameleia and Bramelie .
In the 1960s and 1970s, large parts of Bramley underwent urban renewal . The old city center has been through the mall Bramley Shopping Center replaced, according to the Center of Seacroft the second earmarked built center of a suburb in Leeds. In contrast to Seacroft, however, an existing town center was replaced here, the houses and shops of which were in poor condition and no longer met modern standards. However, this transformation is controversial as a "once picturesque area" and a historically grown city center in Yorkshire have been demolished and built over. After the condition of the shopping center had temporarily deteriorated, new anchor tenants such as Farmfoods and Tesco were acquired from 2008 .
Bramley Town Conservation Area, an area between Bramley Park and Hough Lane, serves to preserve and protect large parts of the remaining historic buildings, including the narrow streets known as ginnels .
Sights and culture
On the site of a former foundry, the Bramley Baths indoor swimming pool was built in 1904 with a 25-meter pool, a gym and a Russian steam bath . It is one of the best preserved examples of the style of the era of Edward VII. In swimming pool.
Bramley Falls Wood is a recreational area in the north of the village on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal . Bramley Park with an underground water reservoir at its highest point is to the west of the village. Here is Bramley Carnival and will be for Guy Fawkes Night is a fireworks display organized.
There are several churches in Bramley: two Anglican churches , one Baptist , a Nazarene Church (a Wesleyan branch of Methodism), a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses , a Methodist and a Roman Catholic Church.
Bramley has the following sports clubs:
- Bramley Juniors Football Club, founded in 1994
- Bramley Buffaloes ( Rugby League ), founded in 1879
- Bramley Phoenix ( Rugby Union ),
In Victoria Park on the border between Bramley and Kirkstall , the LILAC straw bale housing project is being built.
traffic
Bramley has a two-platform stop on the Leeds – Bradford Interchange , which is served by the Calder Valley Line , and is connected to Leeds and Bradford by city bus routes. The responsible transport company is West Yorkshire Metro .
The main roads A647 New Wortley - Bramley and A657 Bramley - Saltaire run through Bramley .
Views
Bramley Baths
Bramley Park, 2008
Church of St. Beda Venerabilis
Apartment buildings in Wyther Park Hill
Bramley Railway Station (2006)
Individual evidence
- ^ Place name: Bramley in Armley, Yorkshire Folio: 318r Great Domesday Book… . Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ↑ "The village did vanished" . Yorkshire Evening Post . January 10, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ Leeds City Council: Bramley Town. Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (PDF) . May 11, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ↑ Bramley Carnival . Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ↑ LILAC: Low Impact Living Affordable Community . Retrieved July 27, 2015.
