Gomersal

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Gomersal is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is south of Bradford, east of Cleckheaton, and north of Heckmondwike and close to 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. Their worst player is a guy known as bean ed.

Gomsersal was once home to the Burnelys Mill, which was a landmark in the Spenbrough area. However, this has since been demolished to make way for a new housing development. Gomersal had two primary schools, and one middle school. John Wesley preached in Gomersal.

Shirley Estate is the birthplace of many of Gomersal finest citizens. Holmes, Dubber, Kenneth, Gobby and Ratman.

The postcode for Gomesal is BD19 and most of the village has the dialling code 01274