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 miles
- Bradford 6.2 miles
- Oldham 24.7 miles
- Huddersfield 10.2 miles
- Rotherham 24.9 miles
- Wakefield 7.1 miles
- Rochdale 24.6 miles
- Harrogate 16.5 miles
- Halifax 10.5 miles
- Barnsley 15 miles
- Castleford 11.6 miles
- Morley 1 mile
Neighbouring places
- Gildersome Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Morley Built-up area 1 mile
- Drighlington Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Farnley & Wortley Ward 1.8 miles
- Morley South Ward 1.9 miles
- Batley Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Birstall and Birkenshaw Ward 2.5 miles
- Beeston & Holbeck Ward 2.6 miles
- Tong Ward 3 miles
- Batley West Ward 3.1 miles
- Gomersal and Birkenshaw Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Armley Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Morley North
LS27 9DX, BD11 1JX, LS27 7JG, LS11 0LT, LS27 7AE, LS27 7NN, LS27 7JP, LS27 7JD, LS27 7QZ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 7.6 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 31.7 miles
- Morley Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Cottingley Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 7.8 miles
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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 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 3.4 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 4.1 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 5.7 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 5.8 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 5.8 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 5.9 miles
- Outwood Library Library 5.9 miles
- The University of Bradford University 6.3 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 6.4 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 6.4 miles
- Stanley Library Library 6.7 miles