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Bramley, West Yorkshire

Bramley
View of Leeds City Centre from Bramley
View of Leeds city centre from Bramley
Bramley is located in West Yorkshire
Bramley
Bramley
Bramley shown within West Yorkshire
Population 21,681 
OS grid reference SE241344
• London 170 mi (270 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LEEDS
Postcode district LS13
Dialling code 0113
Police West Yorkshire
Fire West Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament
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UK
England
YorkshireCoordinates: 53°48′45″N 1°37′43″W / 53.8124°N 1.6285°W / 53.8124; -1.6285

Bramley is a district in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The appropriate City of Leeds Ward is Bramley and Stanningley with a population of 21,334 at the 2011 Census. The area is an old industrial area with much 19th century architecture and 20th century council housing in the east and private suburban housing in the west. Bramley is one of the three villages which make up the West Leeds Riviera tourism area, along with Rodley and Farsley.

Bramley is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Brameleia" and "Bramelie".

Much of Bramley was redeveloped in the 1960s and 1970s. The Bramley Shopping Centre replaced the former town centre, and was Leeds' second purpose-built town centre after Seacroft town centre. Unlike Seacroft, the Bramley Shopping Centre replaced an existing town centre. The redevelopment replaced substandard shops and houses; many of the shops and cottages were dilapidated and in need of repair. From 2008, following the deterioration of the shopping centre, the landlord brought new stores such as Farmfoods and Tescos to the area.

The redevelopment of Bramley was condemned as one of the least sensitive redevelopment programmes in Yorkshire. In 2008 the Yorkshire Evening Post ran an article describing the redevelopment of a "once-picturesque area", and questioning the replacement of an historic Yorkshire town centre. Much of historical Bramley is now protected by the Bramley Town Conservation Area, which focuses on the area around Bramley Park across to Hough Lane.

Bramley lies within the Parliamentary constituency of Leeds West. The Member of Parliament is Labour MP Rachel Reeves.

Parks and open areas for outdoor recreation include Bramley Falls Wood, which runs beside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and Bramley Park, which contains an underground reservoir at its highest point. At Bramley Park a fireworks display and the Bramley Carnival is held most years.


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