Morley, West Yorkshire
[3] The town became famous for its textile industry, notably the cloth, shoddy, which was worn by both sides in the American Civil War.A town council was established in 2000, though it does not cover Drighlington, Gildersome, Tingley and East and West Ardsley – areas formerly part of the municipal borough.The town's coat of arms featured the symbolic principal industries of the municipal borough: textile manufacturing, coal mining and quarrying.It hosts concerts by local schools and performances by the Morley Amateur Operatic Society, whose pantomimes have taken place at the Alexandra Hall for many years.St Mary in the Wood Church is located to the north of the town centre on Troy Road and Commercial Street.Morley annually holds one of the largest St George's Day parades in the country and has been named "the most patriotic town in England".The market building has a large trading hall split up into units housing, butchers, fashion shops and a café.On 21 February 2010, a statue of Ernie Wise was erected outside Morley Post Office to divided opinion[7] and unveiled by his widow, Doreen.When the Northern Union clubs broke away from the RFU to form the rugby league, the Morley representatives missed the train to Huddersfield due to being in the pub.Scatcherd Park Bowling club compete in 9 leagues Morley is a setting for David Peace's Red Riding Quartet novel and 2009 television series which explore West Yorkshire police corruption during the 1970s, and 1980s.
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