38-678: Tingley is a suburban village in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire , Northern England, forming part of the parish of West Ardsley . Tingley forms part of the Heavy Woollen District . It is situated between the cities of Leeds and Wakefield . Most of Tingley sits in the Ardsley and Robin Hood ward of Leeds City Council , whilst west Tingley forms part of Morley South ward. Both wards are part of
76-520: A number of players go on to play at professional and semi-professional level. The club play at their home ground, The Crescent , this houses changing rooms, showers, two full-sized football pitches, a 3/4 sized football pitch, and 3 7 a-side football pitches. Close by near the start of the A653 to Leeds City Centre is the main transmitter for Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire and the studios of Heart Yorkshire . Residents shopping needs are mainly covered by
114-502: A personal name followed by Old English hlǣw ('hill, mound'). In this case the name was Dun , and was followed by the element -ing- which in this instance is an Old English suffix indicating the connection between the name-bearer and the landscape feature. Thus the name once meant 'Dun's hill' or 'Dun's (burial) mound'. Tingley was part of the Ardsley Urban district 1894–1937, which also included West Ardsley and East Ardsley and
152-497: A year every local authority to be incorporated into it protested or demonstrated. The final proposal reduced the area further and following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1972 , the county borough was abolished on 1 April 1974 and its former area was combined with that of the municipal boroughs of Morley and Pudsey ; the urban districts of Aireborough , Horsforth , Otley , Garforth and Rothwell ; and parts of
190-575: Is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Leeds at current basic prices with figures in millions of pounds. Education Leeds, a non-profit company owned by Leeds City Council, provided educational services between 2001 and 2011. In April 2011 Leeds City Council disbanded Education Leeds and has consolidated educational services into the Children's Services Department of the council itself. The area has regional studios and broadcasting centres which broadcast from Leeds : Leeds TV also broadcast to
228-613: Is currently run by a Labour administration. Before the 2011 election, the council had been under no overall control since 2004. The interim Chief Executive of Leeds City Council is Mariana Pexton, and the Leader of the Council is Councillor James Lewis of the Labour Party . As a metropolitan county , West Yorkshire does not have a county council, so Leeds City Council is the primary provider of local government services. The district forms part of
266-467: Is not a single local government entity. Local governance sits with Leeds City Council and the city's 32 Parish Councils . The current city boundaries were set on 1 April 1974 by the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 , as part a reform of local government in England . The city is a merger of eleven former local government districts; the unitary City and County Borough of Leeds combined with
304-560: Is served by Westerton Primary Academy (formerly Westerton Primary School), Blackgates Primary School and Woodkirk Academy (formerly Woodkirk High School) whilst the wider local area includes Hill Top Academy in West Ardsley and The Morley Academy in nearby Morley . Tingley is perhaps best known for its eponymous roundabout, at the junction of the M62 motorway and the A653 ( Dewsbury Road ) and
342-523: The 2001 UK census , the district had a total population of 715,402. Of the 301,614 households in Leeds, 33.3% were married couples living together, 31.6% were one-person households, 9.0% were co-habiting couples and 9.8% were lone parents, following a similar trend to the rest of England. The population density was 1,967/km (5,090/sq mi) and for every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. Of those aged 16–74, 30.9% had no academic qualifications , higher than
380-657: The A650 ( Bradford Road ). Until major traffic light and lane works were undertaken in the early 2000s, this roundabout was known as one of the worst in the Leeds area for accidents. Tingley was originally intended to be home to the southern terminus of the main line of the now shelved, Leeds Supertram project. Tingley was once served by its own railway station, which was located on the old now long closed ex-Great Northern railway line ( Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway ) that ran from Ardsley Junction to Laisterdyke (outskirts of Bradford) and opened to traffic in 1857. The station
418-447: The City of Leeds , is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire , England. The metropolitan borough includes the administrative centre of Leeds and the towns of Farsley , Garforth , Guiseley , Horsforth , Morley , Otley , Pudsey , Rothwell , Wetherby and Yeadon . It has a population of 822,483 (2022), making it technically the second largest city in England by population behind Birmingham , since London
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#1732858987580456-564: The Leeds South West and Morley parliamentary constituency . Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire , Tingley is situated between Leeds , Wakefield and Bradford but considered part of Morley . It has the WF3 (Wakefield) postcode area while the village telephone numbers are "0113", the Leeds prefix. The name Tingley is first attested in the thirteenth century, and on through
494-552: The Local Government Act 1985 Leeds City Council has effectively been a unitary authority , serving as the sole (aside from the 32 Parish Councils) executive , deliberative and legislative body responsible for local policy, setting council tax , and allocating budget in the city, and is a member of the Leeds City Region Partnership . Although the city's area includes 32 civil parishes , most of Leeds' population currently live in unparished areas . In these areas
532-512: The Localism Act 2011 makes provision for groups of people from the community, called neighbourhood forums, to formulate Neighbourhood Development Plans and Orders intended to guide and shape development in their own locality. The Borough of Leeds was created in 1207, when Maurice Paynel, lord of the manor, granted a charter covering a small area adjacent to a crossing of the River Aire, between
570-512: The Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. Most of the district is an unparished area , comprising Leeds itself (the area of the former county borough), Pudsey, Garforth, Rothwell and the area of the former urban district of Aireborough. In the unparished area there is no lower tier of government. Outside the unparished area there are 31 civil parishes , represented by parish councils . These form
608-408: The municipal boroughs of Morley and Pudsey , the urban districts of Aireborough , Garforth , Horsforth , Otley and Rothwell , and parts of the rural districts of Tadcaster , Wharfedale and Wetherby from the West Riding of Yorkshire . For its first 12 years the city had a two-tier system of local government; Leeds City Council shared power with West Yorkshire County Council . Since
646-500: The 2001 census declared themselves as having "no religion", which is broadly in line with the figure for the whole of the UK (also 8.1% "religion not stated"). The crime rate in Leeds is well above the national average, like many other cities in England. In July 2006, the think tank Reform calculated rates of crime for different offences and has related this to populations of major urban areas (defined as towns over 100,000 population). Leeds
684-530: The 28.9% in all of England. Of the residents, 6.6% were born outside the United Kingdom, lower than the England average of 9.2%. The majority of people in Leeds identify themselves as Christian . The proportion of Muslims is around National average. Leeds has the third-largest Jewish community in the United Kingdom, after those of London and Manchester. The areas of Alwoodley and Moortown contain sizeable Jewish populations. 16.8% of Leeds residents in
722-536: The Middle Ages, in forms such as Thing(e)law(e) , and Tinglawe in 1608. The name comes from Old English þing ('meeting, assembly') and hlāw ('mound, hill, burial mound'). Thus it was probably the meeting place for Morley Wapentake . Just to the north of Tingley, at the northern end of East and West Ardsley parish, lies Dunningley, whose name is first attested around 1200 in the forms Duninglau and Duninglaue . Like Tingley and Ardsley , this came comes from
760-680: The Wood off lower Dewsbury Road have both now also been closed. This leaves three local public houses, The British Oak off Westerton Road in Tingley, The New Scarborough on Dewsbury Road in Tingley and The Hare and Hounds off Heybeck Lane in West Ardsley. Tingley has several places of worship , including Tingley Methodist Church, on Westerton Road next to Westerton Academy, Hope Church, currently on Thirlmere Drive, and West Ardsley Methodist Church, on Haigh Moor Road just off Batley Road. The former Tingley Zion Methodist Church closed in 1997. The immediate area
798-441: The area until well after World War II have now completely disappeared and Tingley is essentially a suburb . Within a five-mile radius of the settlement lie the city centres of Leeds and Wakefield and the town centres of Morley , Batley , Dewsbury and Ossett . Tingley is home to Tingley Athletic JFC (junior football club). The club traditionally play in white and green stripes with black shorts and green socks, and have had
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#1732858987580836-597: The area which is required to broadcast 37 hours a week of first-run local programming. . The area has several radio stations: Local newspapers for the area: Leeds city centre is connected to the National Rail network at Leeds railway station . Public transport in West Yorkshire is coordinated by West Yorkshire Metro , under the control of a joint-board of local authorities in the county, including Leeds City Council . There are 24 cemeteries in Leeds operated by
874-627: The city council. The oldest ones, in Beckett Street and Hunslet, were both opened in 1845; the newest ones, in Kippax and Whinmoor, opened in 2013. The City has several twinning or partnership arrangements: Bibliography [REDACTED] Media related to City of Leeds at Wikimedia Commons Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
912-560: The council. It is in the Morley and Outwood parliamentary constituency. Until recently a semi-rural location, Tingley has seen much residential development over the last twenty-five years, while managing to keep most of its rural views, it is only five miles south of Leeds City Centre. Close by to the east along the A650 are West Ardsley and East Ardsley with Woodkirk to the south. The coal and woollen industries which provided much employment in
950-522: The east: where River Wharfe crosses the boundary with North Yorkshire south of Thorp Arch Trading Estate and where the River Aire (at this point forming the City of Wakefield boundary) meets the North Yorkshire boundary near Fairburn Ings . To the north and east Leeds is bordered by the North Yorkshire districts of Harrogate to the north and Selby district to the east. The remaining borders are with other districts of West Yorkshire: Wakefield to
988-454: The former area of the Roundhay , Seacroft, Shadwell and Middleton parishes and gaining other parts of adjacent districts. A review of local government arrangements completed in 1969 proposed the creation of a new large district centred on Leeds, occupying 317,000 acres (1,280 km ) and including 840,000 people. The proposed area was significantly reduced in a 1971 white paper ; and within
1026-952: The lowest tier of local government and absorb some limited functions from Leeds City Council in their areas. The councils of the civil parishes of Horsforth , Morley , Otley and Wetherby are town councils. The 34 other civil parishes are: The district is represented by ten MPs , for the constituencies of Leeds Central and Headingley ( Alex Sobel , Labour) ; Leeds East ( Richard Burgon , Labour); Leeds North East ( Fabian Hamilton , Labour); Leeds North West ( Katie White , Labour); Leeds South ( Hilary Benn , Labour); Leeds South West and Morley ( Mark Sewards , Labour); Leeds West and Pudsey ( Rachel Reeves , Labour); Selby (constituency shared with North Yorkshire ) ( Keir Mather , Labour); Wakefield and Rothwell (constituency shared with City of Wakefield ) ( Simon Lightwood , Labour); and Wetherby and Easingwold (constituency shared with North Yorkshire ) ( Alec Shelbrooke , Conservative). At
1064-621: The nearby White Rose Centre only minutes away in Beeston . The Leeds branch of the Available Car chain of used car hypermarkets is also in Tingley, along with the South Leeds arm of Village Hotels . Tingley has had several public houses, including the former White Bear , which prior to demolition was prominently located next to Tingley roundabout. The former Bull's Head (located at the crossroads of Dewsbury, Rein and Syke Road) and The Babes in
1102-591: The old settlement centred on Leeds Parish Church to the east and the manor house and mills to the west. In 1626 a charter was granted by Charles I, incorporating the entire parish as the Borough of Leeds; it was reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 . The parish and borough included the chapelries of Chapel Allerton , Armley , Beeston , Bramley , Farnley , Headingley cum Burley , Holbeck , Hunslet , Leeds , Potternewton and Wortley . The borough
1140-588: The rural districts of Tadcaster , Wetherby and Wharfedale . The new district gained both borough and city status, as had been held by the county borough; and forms part of the county of West Yorkshire . The district and its settlements are situated in the eastern foothills of the Pennines astride the River Aire whose valley, the Aire Gap, provides a road and rail corridor that facilitates communications with cities to
1178-435: The south, Kirklees to the south-west, and Bradford to the west. Leeds City Council is the local authority of the district. The council is composed of 99 councillors, three for each of the city's 33 wards . Elections are held three years out of four, on the first Thursday of May. One third of the councillors are elected, for a four-year term, in each election. 2004 saw all seats up for election due to boundary changes. It
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1216-463: The station. Along the former ex-Great Northern loop line towards Beeston Junction lies the now long disused Tingley Viaduct. This historic structure once carried the long closed-down Batley-Beeston loop line (across the present day Leeds-Doncaster line) en route. In June 1980, Zigmund Adamski, a coal miner at Lofthouse Colliery approaching retirement, set off from Tingley to go shopping in Wakefield. He
1254-493: The west of the Pennines. The district extends 15 miles (24 km) from east to west and 13 miles (21 km) from north to south; with over 65% covered with green belt land. The highest point, at 1,115 feet (340 m), is at its north western extremity on the eastern slopes of Rombalds Moor, better known as Ilkley Moor , on the boundary with the City of Bradford . The lowest points are at around 33 feet (10 m), in
1292-424: Was 11th in this rating (excluding London boroughs, 23rd including London boroughs). Leeds has a diverse economy with the service sector now dominating over the traditional manufacturing industries. It is the location of one of the largest financial centres in England outside London. New tertiary industries such as retail , call centres , offices and media have contributed to a high rate of economic growth. This
1330-552: Was also a junction station on the also now closed Batley to Beeston loop line in-between. Tingley railway station closed to passengers in 1954, and later to freight in 1964, with the line itself closing to all rail traffic in May 1969. The railway station has long been demolished, along with the Dewsbury Road bridge abutment (to the west of the station itself). The formerly adjacent Station Lane, which leads off Dewsbury Road, once led up to
1368-399: Was located in the West Riding of Yorkshire and gained city status in 1893. When a county council was formed for the riding in 1889, Leeds was excluded from its area of responsibility and formed a county borough . The borough made a significant number of territorial expansions, expanding from 21,593 acres (87.38 km ) in 1911 to 40,612 acres (164.35 km ) in 1961; adding in stages
1406-485: Was never seen alive again. His body was found on top of a 10-foot-high (3.0 m) mound of coal near Todmorden . He had died of a heart attack . The police were unable to understand why and how he died. His death has been claimed to have the hallmarks of a UFO incident. David Batty , who played for Leeds United and Newcastle United as well as England, is one of the most famous players to start off at Tingley Athletic. City of Leeds Leeds , also known as
1444-407: Was then part of Morley Municipal borough 1937–1974. The village once formed part of the former Municipal Borough of Morley , and is still classed as part of Morley in the census. However, it is technically separate, and is not governed by Morley Town Council . Tingley is split into two Leeds City Council wards, Morley South and Ardsley and Robin Hood . Both elect three city councillors to
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