Pudsey is a market town in the City of Leeds Borough in West Yorkshire, England.
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Pudsey is a market town in the City of Leeds Borough in West Yorkshire, England.
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Place-name Pudsey is first recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book as Podechesai.
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Pudsey's market operates on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday and has recently been refurbished.
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Pudsey has a monthly farmers' market with stalls selling meat, fish, dairy produce, organic fruit and vegetables, delicatessen and craft-ware.
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Pudsey has a Masonic community, there are Lodges which meet at Pudsey Masonic Hall on Church Lane.
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Raymond Illingworth, another former England cricket captain, was born in Pudsey as was the England fast bowler Matthew Hoggard and the snooker player Danny Fowler.
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Pudsey Pacers Running Club was established in 1991 and focuses on road, fell and trail running for all abilities.
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Pudsey is mentioned frequently in the Michael Palin TV series Ripping Yarns.
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In bellringing Pudsey is one of the "Standard Eight" Surprise Major methods, the most commonly rung complex pieces of ringing for eight bells.
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