Tyersal is a village east of
Bradford
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and west of
Leeds
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and has a population of 2,605 according to Bradford Community Statistics Project.
The district is split between both
City of Bradford
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metropolitan borough
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and the
City of Leeds
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metropolitan borough, with east Tyersal sitting in the
Pudsey
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ward of
Leeds City Council
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.
Tyersal joined Bradford in 1882 and part of it became part of the Leeds metropolitan district in 1974.
Shops
On Tyersal Road there are six shops, including a Newsagents, Pharmacy, Sandwich shop, mortgage brokers and a Takeaway.
Transport
Currently there is the 630 service, operated by
First Bradford
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, which terminates at the top. Service 508 from
Leeds
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to
Halifax operated also by First Bradford, is half-hourly along Dick Lane at the bottom of Tyersal. Previously, service 66 (operated by
First Leeds
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and then
Centrebus
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) provided buses to Leeds and back (there were four services daily), although 2010 saw this service withdrawn, and now service 508 is the only remaining bus to Leeds.
New Pudsey railway station
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is around one and a half miles north-east of the village by road, where services are operated by
Northern
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to
Manchester Victoria
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,
Blackpool North,
Wakefield Westgate
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,
York
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and
Selby
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The town was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until ...
.
Pubs and clubs
Tyersal Residents Association Community Centre* The Quarry Gap public house (Now Quarry Cafe)
* Tyersal Park Bowling Club
Crown Green bowling club plays in the Bradford Crown Green Bowling Association.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Pudsey
Pudsey is a ward in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It contains 47 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of ...
External links
Tyersal Action Group - Neighbourhood Action Planat
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: Tyersal, previously spelled "Tyresall", was in this parish
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