In pictures: Historic Morley - the Leeds town built on seven hills

It is the Leeds town built on seven hills - just like the Eternal City of Rome.

For the record they are Daisy Hill, Scatcherd Hill, Dawson Hill, Chapel Hill, Hunger Hill, Troy Hill and Banks Hill.

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Morley is first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 and means “open ground by a moor”.

It was later made famous for its textile industry, notably the cloth, shoddy, which was worn by both sides in the American Civil War.

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