Morley North sits on the south‑west fringe of Leeds in West Yorkshire, covering the northern part of the market town of Morley and nearby suburban streets. The ward occupies gently rolling ground with pockets of greenbelt and local shopping parades, and is popular with commuters thanks to good links into Leeds city centre.
The area bears a clear industrial past in textiles and nearby coal workings and still shows Victorian civic architecture such as Morley Town Hall. Community life is lively - from regular markets and the annual Morley Literature Festival to active local sports clubs - and the economy is a blend of small businesses, retail and people travelling into the wider Leeds conurbation for work.
Postcode districts covering Morley North
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Bradford 6.2 miles10 km
- Oldham 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Huddersfield 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Rotherham 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Wakefield 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Rochdale 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Harrogate 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Halifax 10.5 miles17 km
- Barnsley 15 miles24.2 km
- Castleford 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Morley 1 mile1.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Gildersome Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Morley Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Drighlington Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Farnley & Wortley Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Morley South Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Batley Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Birstall and Birkenshaw Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Beeston & Holbeck Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Tong Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Batley West Ward 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Gomersal and Birkenshaw Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Armley Ward 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Morley North
BD11 1EX, LS27 9PB, BD11 1FR, LS27 9QT, LS27 7NB, LS27 7RB, LS27 7JA, LS27 7QN, LS27 9TE … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 31.7 miles51 km
- Morley Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Cottingley Railway Station 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 7.8 miles12.6 km
Hotels near Morley North Ad
- Woodlands Hotel 4 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Hyatt House Leeds 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Dakota Leeds 5 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Met Hotel Leeds 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Leeds City Centre 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The Corn Mill Lodge Hotel 3 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Quebecs 4 4 miles6.5 km
- Clayton Hotel Leeds 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Leeds City Centre Armouries 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Queens Hotel 4 4 miles6.5 km
Schools in Morley North
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Birchfield Primary School Primary
- Churwell Primary Academy Primary
- Drighlington Primary School Primary
- Elliott Hudson College Further education
- Gildersome Primary School Primary
- Morley Victoria Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Elland Road Stadium 2.5 miles4 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Spring Wood Forest 5.8 miles9.4 km
- National Media Museum Museum 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Outwood Library Library 5.9 miles9.6 km
- The University of Bradford University 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Stanley Library Library 6.7 miles10.8 km