In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Armley like this:
ARMLEY, a township-chapelry in Leeds parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the Leeds and Bradford railway, the Leeds and Liverpool canal, and the river Aire, 1¾ mile W of Leeds. It has a station on the railway, and a post office† under Leeds. Acres, 907. Real property, £16,744. Pop., 6,734. ...
Houses, 1,491. A number of factories, in various departments of the woollen-trade, are on the banks of the river. Armley Park, the seat of the Gott family, and Leeds borough gaol, are near the railway station. A Danish camp, called Giants' Hill, was an object of much antiquarian interest; but was cut through at the forming of the canal, and has been nearly effaced. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £204.* Patron. the Vicar of Leeds. The church is a plain edifice; and there are four dissenting chapels.
Armley through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Armley, in Leeds and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11209
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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