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Morley is a town in the County of Yorkshire (since 1974, West Yorkshire ), England , in Leeds Metropolitan Borough and is situated five miles south-west of Leeds City Centre, with a population of roughly 50,000. Morley, like Rome , is built on seven hills: Scatcherd Hill, Dawson Hill, Daisy Hill, Chapel Hill, Hunger Hill, Troy Hill and Banks Hill. Morley Town Hall is the most striking building in the town, dominating the town centre. It is sometimes used for music recordings, due to its excellent acoustics. The town's Municipal Coat of Arms feature the symbolic principal industries of the Borough: Manufacturing of Woolen Cloth, Coal Mining and Quarrying . Natives of the town refer to themselves as Morleians. Famous Morleians include:
Morley has a twin town, Siegen in Germany . Morley is traditionally famous for its textile industry, notably the cloth "Shoddy", which was worn by both sides in the American Civil War . The town's rugby club was founded in 1878 and was a member of the Northern Union . When the Northern Union clubs broke away from the RFU to form what is now Rugby League , the Morley representatives missed the train to Huddersfield as they were still in the pub. The club's heyday was in the 1970s where they won the Yorkshire Cup on five occasions. Some of this glory was recaptured in April 2005 when the club won the Powergen Intermediate Cup at Twickenham . Morleians were strongly opposed to their Borough's incorporation into the new Metropolitan District of Leeds in of Agbrigg And Morley ; the Morley division included Bradford and Huddersfield . You can read a bit more about the history of Morley from the West Yorkshire archeology service |
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