History of Pudsey:

Pudsey is first mentioned during the reign of Edward the Confessor (1041-1066) when the land was owned by two powerful Saxon Thanes, Dunstan and Stainulf.

During the Norman Conquest Pudsey's Farms and buildings were destroyed and tenants fled or were put to death by the Norman soldiers.  By the time of the Domesday survey the land belonged to Ilbert de Lacy, builder of Pontefract Castle, and was recorded as waste land.

In 1481 the lord of the manor's daughter married Walter Calverley and the two manors were united.  For the next 500 years Pudsey, while retaining its identity as a separate township, developed as a sub manor of Calverley.  The Milner family bought Calverley Manor in 1663 and subsequently sold most of their Pudsey estate during the early 19th Century.

Pudsey has long been associated with the production of woollen cloth and by 1912 the town had 22 textile mills, although today most of the mills have gone.  In 1899 Pudsey was given its own charter signed by Queen Victoria and it is thought to be the last one she issued before her death in 1901.  By 1900 the town's first mayor and mayoress had been electe3d and a coat of arms designed.

In 1937 Pudsey's population was almost doubled when the areas covered by Calverley & Farsley Urban District Councils were added to the Borough of Pudsey.

Following the 1974 local government reorganisation Pudsey itself was absorbed into Leeds Metropolitan District.