Menston is a compact village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, sitting in the sheltered valley of Wharfedale between Ilkley and Burley-in-Wharfedale. Its semi-rural setting gives easy access to countryside walks towards Ilkley Moor and the northern fringes of the Yorkshire Dales, while a local railway station on the Wharfedale/Ilkley line provides frequent services into Leeds and Bradford, making it a popular commuter base.
Historically Menston expanded in the 19th century with local quarrying and textile-related activity and retains a mix of stone-built Victorian housing and later estate development. Today the village has a strong community feel with schools, independent shops and pubs, conservation-minded groups and small local businesses; culturally it sits neatly between rural leisure and the wider urban economies of West Yorkshire.
Postcode districts covering Menston
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 10 miles16 km
- Bradford 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Burnley 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Huddersfield 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Wakefield 17.4 miles28 km
- Harrogate 10.6 miles17 km
- Halifax 12.5 miles20 km
- Castleford 19.9 miles32 km
- Morley 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Dewsbury 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Batley 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Keighley 6.7 miles10.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Menston Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Wharfedale Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Burley in Wharfedale Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Burley Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Guiseley & Rawdon Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Guiseley Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Otley Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Otley & Yeadon Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Newall with Clifton Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Weston Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Carlton Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Yeadon Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Menston
LS29 6JF, LS29 6HP, LS29 6HD, LS29 6NR, LS29 6EE, LS29 6BG, LS29 6PD, LS29 6LG, LS29 6HY … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 41.3 miles66.5 km
- Menston Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Burley-in-Wharfedale Railway Station 1.2 miles2 km
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
Hotels near Menston Ad
- The Wheatley Arms 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Cow & Calf by Innkeeper's Collection 4 2.9 miles4.6 km
- The Abbey Lodge Hotel 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Hollins Hall Hotel, Golf & Country Club 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The Calverley Arms by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- The Craiglands Hotel Sure Hotel Collection 3 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Ilkley Riverside Hotel 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Corn Mill Lodge Hotel 3 8 miles12.9 km
- Haley's Hotel & Restaurant 3 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Weetwood Hall Estate 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
Local points of interest
- Esholt Priory Historic site 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Spring Wood Forest 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 6.3 miles10.2 km
- National Media Museum Museum 7 miles11.3 km
- The University of Bradford University 7 miles11.3 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Elland Road Stadium 10.4 miles16.8 km