Welcome to
the Rotary Club of Calverley
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Where
is Calverley
Calverley is one of those blackened stone Pennine
villages like Haworth and Thornton. It hasn’t outgrown
itself and merged into its neighbours like Pudsey and
Horsforth. It is leafy and still surrounded by fields.
It lies between Leeds and Shipley. Though closer to
Bradford it is officially part of Leeds. It is on high
ground above the River Aire opposite Rawdon. Once it had
woollen mills providing work for its people; now, as
elsewhere, the old work has gone but the village
prospers as a prime residential address. It is an old
village, mentioned in the Domesday Book as an area of
waste like so much of the North of England after William
the Conqueror’s ruthless subjugation of the area.
There are many old
cottages, some fine Victorian and Edwardian family
houses and, as always, newer properties on the fringes
of the village. There are some allotments and unmade
roads, both of which could feature in Disappearing
Yorkshire. There are two golf courses in Woodhall Hills
and spectacular views across Leeds and Bradford and
beyond. There are good walks in Calverley Woods, down by
the river and one which circles around the village "The
Millennium Way" which was constructed by the Rotary Club
of Calverley. The village is served by two public
houses, the Thornhill Arms and the New Inn
PLEASE NOTE
WE HAVE MOVED OUR MEETING VENUE TO
THE WOODHALL GOLF CLUB FROM 1st SEPTEMBER 2009 |
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