Editing Morley, West Yorkshire (section)

==Notable people==
Natives of the town refer to themselves as Morleians. Notable Morleians include:
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*[[H. H. Asquith]], British [[Prime Minister]]
*[[John Barstow (pianist)|John Barstow]], pianist
*[[Brian Bedford]], actor, nominated for 7 Tony Awards, Disney's voice of Robin Hood, veteran Shakespearian actor
*[[Beverley Callard]], actress<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-35935937|title=Coronation Street's Beverley Callard 'taking time off'|date=31 March 2016|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=15 August 2020}}</ref>
*[[Mark Crook]], professional footballer
*[[Helen Fielding]], author of ''[[Bridget Jones's Diary (novel)|Bridget Jones's Diary]]''
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*[[Jonathan Howson]], professional footballer
*[[Joe Seddon]], technology entrepreneur and founder of Zero Gravity
*[[Ben Kaye]], Batley Bulldogs Rugby League Player
*[[Aaron Murphy]], [[Huddersfield Giants]] player
*[[Jack Popplewell]], playwright, composer<ref>{{cite book|last1=Barraclough|first1= R.|last2= Reekie|first2= D.|title=Morley Entertainers|year=2003|publisher=Zodiac Publishing, London, UK}}</ref>
*[[Titus Salt]], the creator of [[Saltaire]]
*[[Alice Cliff Scatcherd]], pioneer for women's rights and philanthropist who donated Scatcherd Park to the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urbexforums.co.uk/showthread.php/4753-Mausoleum-Scatcherd-Family-St.-Marys-Leeds-July-09|title=Mausoleum – Scatcherd Family, St. Marys, Leeds – July 09|date=7 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007021235/http://www.urbexforums.co.uk/showthread.php/4753-Mausoleum-Scatcherd-Family-St.-Marys-Leeds-July-09|archive-date=7 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eIzLissZmscC&q=Alice%20Scatcherd&pg=PA619|title=The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866–1928|first=Elizabeth|last=Crawford|date=1 January 2001|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9780415239264|access-date=28 February 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref> Scatcherd is buried in St Mary in the Wood [[churchyard]], Morley.
*[[Nick Scruton]], professional rugby league player
*[[Lee Smith (rugby league)|Lee Smith]], [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds RLFC]] player
*[[Stevie Ward]], [[Leeds Rhinos]] player
*[[John R. Womersley]], [[mathematician]] and [[computer scientist]]