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Farsley 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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