Calverley

Calverley

Calverley is a village in West Yorkshire, England midway between Leeds and Bradford. In the 1086 Domesday Book it is shown as "Caverleia" also "Caverlei".

The village was part of the Municipal Borough of Pudsey alongside Farsley until 1974. Though for centuries previously both Pudsey and Farsley were part of the Calverley parish. Now it is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough.

Calverley is generally a rural village with a medieval manor house which was home to the Calverley family.

Football wise it is said that half of the village supports Leeds United and the other half supports Bradford City due to the proximity of both cities, though most people in the village support Calverley United.

There is a legend that the Local land owner went insane, and murdered his family and then himself. Legend has it that he can still be seen as a ghost, wandering in his old grounds (which disturbingly includes the insides of some people's houses).

External links

* [http://www.calverleytoday.co.uk/ YEP Calverley Today Community Website]
* [http://www.calverley.info/map.htm Calverley Parish past boundaries]
* [http://www.pcs-online.org.uk/pp2.htm The story of Pudsey] (including Calverley)
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