Burley, Leeds
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Burley is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, characterised by the red brick terraced housing, much of which was built in the period 1899 - 1903, and green spaces. Sometimes called 'The Cardigan Triangle', it stretches north from the main Kirkstall Road, towards Hyde Park and Headingley. It is served by Burley Park railway station and regular bus routes along Kirkstall Road, Cardigan Road and Burley Road.
The area has a smaller student population than do the surrounding areas of Headingley and Hyde Park. It has few pubs or bars, perhaps due in part to the methodism of the one-time landowner in this area. However, there is a large cinema and restaurant complex at Cardigan Fields Leisure Park. Yorkshire Television and Radio Aire broadcast studios and the Home Office's Immigration offices are all located on Kirkstall Road in Burley.
A feature of the area, which gives the area a large part of its identity and character is Burley Model Allotments, which is right in the heart of Burley. The site, numbering over 100 plots in all and bisected by a road, was once a quarry. The allotment gardens have existed since 1911.
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[edit] Notable residents
Arguably the famous celebrity from Burley to have struck stardom world-wide is Melanie Brown (aka Scary Spice) from the girls band -The Spice Girls.
Melanie grew up in Burley, attending Kirkstall Valley Primary School (known then, as Kirkstall Primary & Middle School.) Melanie still owns the Burley house that she grew up in, before her Spice Girls success. To date, her father still resides here.
Hollyoaks actor Jim Millea, who plays character Neville Ashworth, owns several properties in the Burley area, renting them to students and young professionals. He lives in Burley when he is not filming on the Hollyoaks set in Chester.
[edit] Arts
Several times a year, local artists open their homes as galleries to display their work as part of Triangle Art Day.
[edit] Location grid
| North: Headingley, Hyde Park | ||
| West: Hawksworth, Kirkstall | Burley, Leeds | East: Leeds City Centre, Woodhouse |
| South: Armley |
[edit] External links
- The Ancient Parish of Leeds. GENUKI. Historical and genealogical resource for area including Burley
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