East Ardsley
| East Ardsley | |
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 St Michael's parish church, East Ardsley |
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 East Ardsley
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| East Ardsley shown within West Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE305255 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wakefield |
| Postcode district | WF3 |
| Dialling code | 0113/01924 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | |
East Ardsley is a village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is 6 miles (10 km) south of Leeds city centre and 2 miles (3 km) north of the City of Wakefield. Being between several towns, East Ardsley has become a dormitory village. The village is about 460 feet (140 m) above sea level.
Although it is in the City of Leeds metropolitan district, the village is in Wakefield's WF3 postcode district and its telephone numbers have both the 0113 Leeds and 01924 Wakefield dialling code. East Ardsley was part of Ardsley Urban district 1894–1937, which also included Tingley and West Ardsley, and was then part of Morley Municipal borough 1937–1974. The village is still classed as part of Morley in the census, but it is not governed by Morley Town Council.
East Ardsley is in the Leeds City Council ward of Ardsley and Robin Hood, which elects three councillors to Leeds City Council, and it is in the Morley and Outwood parliamentary constituency.
The Domesday Book of 1086 records the village's toponym as the Old English Erdeslau. In 1285 it was recorded as the Middle English Ardeslawe.
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