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Pudsey
Pudsey is a market town in the City of Leeds borough in West Yorkshire, England. It is located midway between Bradford city centre and Leeds city centre. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 25,393. History The place-name ''Pudsey'' is first recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book as ''Podechesai(e)''. Its etymology is rather uncertain: it seems most likely to derive from a putative personal name *''Pudoc'' and the word ''ēg'' meaning 'island' but here presumably referring metaphorically to an 'island' of good ground in moorland. Thus the name would mean 'Pudoc's island'. Other possibilities have been suggested, however. In the early sixth century the district was in the Kingdom of Elmet, which seems to have retained its Celtic character for perhaps as many as two centuries after other neighbouring kingdoms had adopted the cultural identity of the Angles. Around 1775, a cache of a 100 silver Roman coins, many predating the time of Julius Caes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds West And Pudsey (UK Parliament Constituency)
Leeds West and Pudsey is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies and first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. It is represented by Rachel Reeves of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, who also serves as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the government of Starmer ministry, Keir Starmer. Reeves previously served as MP for Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency), Leeds West from 2010 to 2024. Boundaries The constituency is composed of the following electoral wards of the City of Leeds: * Armley (ward), Armley, Bramley and Stanningley (ward), Bramley & Stanningley, Calverley and Farsley (ward), Calverley & Farsley, and Pudsey (ward), Pudsey. Armley, Bramley, Leeds, Bramley and Stanningley represented about ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
