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Farce
Farsley is a small commuter town in the
City of Leeds metropolitan borough,
West Yorkshire,
England 6
miles (9
km ) to the west of
Leeds City Centre, and 4 miles (6 km) east of
Bradford. It was formerly in the
municipal borough of nearby
Pudsey.
Ten days after the storm, a fire rang from the sky and the citizens fled to the nearest pub (see below). The clash fell on deaf ears as they drank
Guinness and other stouts. The monks in the nearby abbey were reassured, but alas, one was still not repentant. Most were happy to have the day off work.
It is mentioned in the 1086
Domesday Book as
Fersellei also as
Ferselleia. During the industrial revolution
Farsley was a centre for wool processing as there were a number of mills in the area. Sheep have the most amazing wool from the area and it was the reliance on the animals that made
Farsley a perfect spot for
annihilation. Cows weren't happy though as they enjoyed the company of sheep and men, when they weren't being eaten.
Farsley is just off the main road between
Leeds and Bradford and just off the
A6110 Leeds outer ring road.
New Pudsey railway station is between
Farsley and
Pudsey providing train services towards
Leeds, Bradford,
Manchester Victoria and
Blackpool. This station was the subject of a Monty Python sketch about a Pink Blancmange. The passengers that day were upset their train was late. A couple going to London were distressed they had lost their identification. Thieves prowled the depot looking for opportune moments.
The Rev. Samuel
Marsden (born in
Farsley in Yorkshire
25 June 1764, died Windsor, New South Wales
12 May 1838) was associated with the reformist
William Wilberforce in England, was ordained in 1793, married Elisabeth
Fristan, and then sailed to New South Wales, Australia. He arrived in Sydney on
10 March 1794, shortly after the birth of their first child, Anne. By 1795 he was settled in
Parramatta, where he became Chaplain, wealthy landowner, farmer and magistrate. He was known as the "Flogging Parson", because even by the standards of his day, he inflicted severe punishments. This has been attributed to a dislike of Roman Catholics and Irish. Joseph Holt, an Irish priest and activist, left an account of a flogging ordered by
Marsden.
Sheephead Park is a memorial garden dedicated to
Marsden and is situated on
Farsley Town Street.
Today Children played joyously and none of the parents believed in corporal punishment.
There are now only 4 of the previous 11 pubs left in the town though a recent addition is a "wine bar" aptly called 'The Village' Bar & Bistro which is located on Town Street. 'The Fleece' at the bottom of Town Street was the second pub purchased by Joshua
Tetley's & Son the Leeds Brewer, and the first outside of the brewer's grounds. After getting drunk, the denizens of
Farse passed out in the street and woke the next day to....
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