Morley Chamber of Trade & Commerce

 
About Morley

Built as a Viking Wappentake, (a town providing services to neighbouring towns and hamlets) Morley remained a small town until the industrial revolution when it became a site for textile mills and nearbycoal mining. The town thrived whilst UK textiles and coal mining were financially viable - tributes to that period are the magnificent Town Hall,the train station and the former cinema and entertainment venue called the New Pavilion.

The town has two Victorian Parks. One contains a skate park and a sports centre, opened in 2010 and also has RUF Club, playing in the National League and a Cricket and Sports club, playing in the Bradford League.

Apart from that the town centre has several cafes and half a dozen good restaurants and wine bars.

By the 1980`s the population had reached 46,000. The amount of housing increased and the town remains the top location for future residential development in West Yorkshire.

All bar one of Morley`s 42 textile mills has closed and the vast majority have been converted into flats and homes, and the population is reaching 65,000 making it the largest population in the Leeds Region.