East Ardsley
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East Ardsley is a village 10 km (6 miles) south of Leeds City Centre and on the outermost fringe of the Leeds Metropolitan District.
East Ardsley though is more closer to Wakefield (4 km (2 miles) south) with a Wakefield (WF3) post code. It formed part of the former Municipal Borough of Morley, and is still classed as part of Morley in the census.
The village was known as "ERDESLAU" in the Domesday Book of 1086 and by 1285 the name had changed to "ARDESLAWE". It is approximately 140 metres (450 ft) above sea level.
East Ardsley was formerly a rural/industrial/mining area; its coal mine closed in 1968 - the same year that the nearby Middleton pit closed. Being in the middle of several large towns, it has become a dormitory settlement.
The M62 and M1 motorways cross near here. The main A650 road from Wakefield to Bradford goes through the village also.
Entertainer Ernie Wise was brought up in East Ardsley.
It is much better known than neighbouring village West Ardsley .
[edit] References
East Ardsley - Reflections by N & M Brittlebank
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