Morley, West Yorkshire
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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 5 miles south-west of Leeds City Centre , with a population of roughly 50,000.
Morley, like Rome is built on 7 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.
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.
Among famous Morleians are British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith, Sir Titus Salt, the creator of Saltaire, Beryl Burton (the cyclist) and Helen Fielding (the author of Bridget Jones' Diary).
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.sv:Morley