Morley is a town and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, sitting roughly five miles south‑west of Leeds city centre. It grew up as a market town and textile centre and expanded with coal and manufacturing in the 19th century, leaving a compact Victorian civic core with the town hall and streets of old shops.
Today Morley combines a local high street and market traditions with a largely suburban population - many residents commute into Leeds - and supports active community life, sports clubs and regular civic events. Conservation areas and local festivals help preserve its historic character while independent businesses and schools keep a strong sense of local identity.
Postcode districts covering Morley
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 4.6 miles
- Bradford 7.5 miles
- Oldham 24.9 miles
- Huddersfield 10.2 miles
- Rotherham 23.5 miles
- Wakefield 5.7 miles
- Harrogate 17.4 miles
- Halifax 11.3 miles
- Barnsley 13.7 miles
- Castleford 10.4 miles
- Morley 0.6 miles
- Dewsbury 3.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Morley Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Morley South Ward 0.6 miles
- Morley North Ward 1.4 miles
- Gildersome Built-up area 1.5 miles
- East Ardsley Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Batley Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Batley East Ward 2.1 miles
- Drighlington Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Middleton Park Ward 2.6 miles
- Beeston & Holbeck Ward 2.7 miles
- Batley West Ward 2.7 miles
- Farnley & Wortley Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Morley
LS27 7RF, WF3 1AY, LS27 8DG, LS27 8HE, LS27 7RR, LS27 0FH, LS27 8GB, LS27 0LL, LS27 8TS … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 8.9 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 30.3 miles
- Morley Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Cottingley Railway Station 1.8 miles
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 9.1 miles
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Schools in Morley
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Bruntcliffe Academy Secondary
- Churwell Primary Academy Primary
- Elliott Hudson College Further education
- Fountain Primary School Primary
- Morley Newlands Academy Primary
- Morley Victoria Primary School Primary
- Queenswood School Independent - primary
- Seven Hills Primary School Primary
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley Primary
- The Morley Academy Secondary
- Westerton Primary Academy Primary
- Woodkirk Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Elland Road Stadium 2.7 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 4.3 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 4.3 miles
- Outwood Library Library 4.6 miles
- Stanley Library Library 5.4 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 6.5 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 6.8 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 6.8 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 6.9 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 7.1 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 7.2 miles
- The University of Bradford University 7.6 miles