10 Facts About Pudsey

1.

Pudsey is a market town in the City of Leeds Borough in West Yorkshire, England.

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2.

Place-name Pudsey is first recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book as Podechesai.

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3.

Pudsey's market operates on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday and has recently been refurbished.

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4.

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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5.

Pudsey has a Masonic community, there are Lodges which meet at Pudsey Masonic Hall on Church Lane.

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6.

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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7.

Pudsey Runners running club was formed in 2013 and meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Pudsey Bowling, Running and Table Tennis Club.

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8.

Pudsey Pacers Running Club was established in 1991 and focuses on road, fell and trail running for all abilities.

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9.

Pudsey is mentioned frequently in the Michael Palin TV series Ripping Yarns.

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10.

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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