Historic Towns and Villages leaflets

The Gala Sheets listed below were written by Dave Weldrake, Education and Outreach Coordinator for the West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service. They describe briefly what is known about the origins of some of the towns in West Yorkshire and were distributed free to members of the public visiting the West Yorkshire Joint Services Roadshow, which attended various galas held around West Yorkshire during 2001.

• Early Ackworth
• Early Brighouse
• Early Denholme
• Early Huddersfield
• Early Keighley
• Early Leeds
• Early Rothwell

Occasionally WYAAS staff writes short pieces about places in West Yorkshire for the web, magazines and other periodicals. The text of some of these articles can be found be clicking on the links below.

• Alwoodley
• Armley
• Beeston
• Bramley
• Burley and Weodhouse
• Calverley
• Chapel Allerton
• Farsley
• Garforth
• Guiseley
• Harewood
• Headingley
• Hemsworth
• Horsforth
• Kippax
• Kirkstall
• Leeds
• Methley
• Middleton
• Pudsey
• Rodley
• Rothwell
• Roundhay
• Seacroft
• South Elmsall
• South Kirkby
• Yeadon
  

 

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