Gomersal
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Gomersal is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is close to Cleckheaton, near Bradford, Heckmondwike and the River Spen. It is known for the Luddite uprising of 1812 when rioters protested against the powerlooms. Many rioters were injured or killed and the ringleaders executed at York.
The riots provided Charlotte Brontë with material for her novel Shirley. Gomersal was the hometown of her friend Mary Taylor who lived at the Red House which is called Briarmains in the novel. The house is now Red House Museum.
Gomersal also has a football club ageing from ages 6 to 17 and their traditional colours are red and black stripes.
John Wesley preached in Gomersal.
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