Wetherby

Wetherby
Town
The top, Wetherby Bridge
The bottom, Market Place
Wetherby is located in Leeds
Wetherby
Wetherby
Location within City of Leeds
Wetherby is located in West Yorkshire
Wetherby
Wetherby
Location within West Yorkshire
Area3.87 sq mi (10.0 km2)
Population11,712 [1] (2021)
• Density3,026/sq mi (1,168/km2)
OS grid referenceSE404481
Civil parish
  • Wetherby
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWETHERBY
Postcode districtLS22, LS23
Dialling code01937
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
Websitewww.wetherby.co.uk
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°55′39″N 1°23′02″W / 53.9276°N 1.3839°W / 53.9276; -1.3839

Wetherby (/ˈwɛðərbi/) is a market town and civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is close to West Yorkshire county's border with North Yorkshire, and lies approximately 12 miles (19 kilometres) from Leeds City Centre, 12 mi (19 km) from York and 8 mi (13 km) from Harrogate. The town stands on the River Wharfe, and for centuries has been a crossing place and staging post on the Great North Road midway between London and Edinburgh.

Wetherby Bridge, which spans the River Wharfe, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II listed structure.[2] The course of the Old Great North Road passes through the town and, as result of its situation on the road, as well as being a major cattle droving route from Scotland to London, many coaching inns were established in Wetherby which are still used by travellers today.

The town sits in the Wetherby ward of Leeds City Council and the Wetherby and Easingwold parliamentary constituency. It was listed in the 2018 Sunday Times report on Best Places to Live in northern England.[3]

  1. ^ "Wetherby (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  2. ^ "Wetherby Conservation Area". West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
  3. ^ "Six Yorkshire postcodes appear in Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide for 2018". The Yorkshire Post. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.