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

[2] Its etymology is rather uncertain: it seems most likely to derive from a putative personal name *Pudoc and the word ēg meaning 'island' but here presumably referring metaphorically to an 'island' of good ground in moorland.

Yorkshire and England cricketers Sir Len Hutton, Herbert Sutcliffe, Ray Illingworth and Matthew Hoggard all learned to play in Pudsey.

The temperature inversion created by the valley led to the soot becoming trapped leading to dense smogs.

This is believed to have led to jokes that pigeons in Pudsey Park flew backwards in order to keep the soot out of their eyes.

[citation needed] Formerly within the wapentake of Morley and Calverley Parish, Pudsey Urban District was formed in 1894; it gained municipal borough status c. 1901.

[9] Pudsey has a monthly farmers' market with stalls selling meat, fish, dairy produce, organic fruit and vegetables, delicatessen and craft-ware.

[10] Pudsey town centre has amenities including high street chain stores and independent retailers, and there are several branches of banks and estate agents.

[14] Pudsey Town Hall benefits from a new, energy-efficient lighting project to highlight its most interesting features.

At the end of each month a draw takes place and prizes are paid out in Pudsey Pounds that can be spent in participating shops.

[23][24] Metro and Leeds City Council re-built it in the style of similar bus stations in West Yorkshire.

[25][26] Buses go from Pudsey to various parts of neighbouring Leeds, such as Armley, Bramley, Chapel Allerton, Cross Gates, Farsley, Horsforth, Headingley, Seacroft (a number of services run from the here to Seacroft bus station) and White Rose Centre, and as far afield as Dewsbury and Bradford.

[22] The England cricket captain Sir Len Hutton was born in nearby Fulneck and was called "the man from Pudsey".

[38] In The Meaning of Liff a Pudsey is defined as "The curious-shaped flat wads of dough left on a kitchen table after someone has been cutting scones out of it.

"[39] Toward the beginning of the Monty Python episode "You're No Fun Anymore", the two characters, Mr and Mrs Samuel Brainsample can be seen walking along the platform of New Pudsey railway station.

[40] In bellringing Pudsey is one of the "Standard Eight" Surprise Major methods, the most commonly rung complex pieces of ringing for eight bells.