Tyersal Beck
| Tyersal Beck | |
|---|---|
 Tyersal Beck seen from the embankment of the former Pudsey loop line railway | |
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| Etymology | Tyersal; Beck (stream) |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Ceremonial county | West Yorkshire |
| Metropolitan Borough | City of Leeds |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Phoenix Park Golf Course |
| • location | east of Thornbury |
| • coordinates | 53°47′52″N 1°42′03″W / 53.79778°N 1.70083°W |
| Mouth | junction with Holme Beck forming Pudsey Beck |
• location | near Fulneck |
• coordinates | 53°46′46″N 1°40′6″W / 53.77944°N 1.66833°W |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | stream from Black Hey Farm Carr Beck unnamed stream stream from Scholebrook Lane |
Tyersal Beck is a watercourse in West Yorkshire, England, named after the village of Tyersal in whose vicinity it runs.
Course
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Its source is located near the Odeon cinema at the eastern edge of Thornbury. The stream crosses the grounds of Phoenix Park Golf Course between Farsley and Thornbury. A longer source arm which originates near 53°47′42″N 1°42′45″W / 53.79500°N 1.71250°W runs along the southern edge of the golf course, immediately north of the railway between Bradford and Leeds. The two arms join immediately west of Daleside Road near 53°47′48″N 1°41′48″W / 53.79667°N 1.69667°W. The stream runs initially in a roughly eastern direction. Daleside Road crosses over it as well as the railway line. Then Tyersal Beck turns nearly south, skirting the edge of Upper Moor,[1] and runs along the valley between Tyersal and the western edge of Pudsey town, where it passes through the embankment of the former Pudsey loop line railway in a culvert.[2] This embankment, built in the late 19th century, was claimed to have been the largest man made embankment in Europe at that time.[3] After joining with Carr Beck, it describes a wide arc and, while meandering at the bottom of a wide valley, turns east towards the southern edge of Fulneck Golf Course where it is joined by Holme Beck. The joint stream continues as Pudsey Beck.
Ecology
[edit]The water in Tyersal Beck is usually very clear. However, illegal pollution of the watercourse has been reported on several occasions.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Compartment 4 - Pudsey Fringe Sites managed by Parks & Countryside". West Leeds Country Park and Green Gateways. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "PUDSEY AIR VENT". Secret Leeds. 21 February 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Pudsey Greenside Station". Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for Thursday 25 Nov 1999". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ Charlotte Mills, Nick Ahad (10 July 2003). "The beck foam mystery". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ Kathie Griffiths (19 April 2016). "Appeal starts to find source of Tyersal Beck pollution". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 11 January 2017.