Bardsey cum Rigton is a small, largely rural civil parish on the eastern fringe of Leeds in West Yorkshire. It still reads as a cluster of villages and farms with stone cottages and newer commuter housing, set among rolling arable fields and a network of public footpaths that make it popular with walkers while keeping a genuinely village feel despite the short commute to the city.
The area’s identity is anchored by the historic St Mary’s Church, Bardsey and several listed buildings, and agriculture remains an important local employer alongside small businesses and residents who travel into Leeds. That mix of heritage, working countryside and an active village community - village hall events, occasional pub life and local societies - gives the parish a quiet, well-connected character.
Postcode districts covering Bardsey cum Rigton
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 6.9 miles11 km
- Bradford 14.5 miles23.3 km
- York 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Huddersfield 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Wakefield 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Harrogate 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Halifax 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Barnsley 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Castleford 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Morley 11 miles17.7 km
- Dewsbury 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Batley 13.5 miles21.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Bardsey Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Scarcroft Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- East Keswick Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Wothersome Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Thorner Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Collingham Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Shadwell Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Sicklinghall Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Harewood Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Linton Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Kearby with Netherby Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Barwick in Elmet and Scholes Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Bardsey cum Rigton
LS17 9BW, LS17 9AJ, LS17 9DE, LS17 9BD, LS17 9ED, LS17 9AX, LS14 3BG, LS17 9BJ, LS17 9DJ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 33 miles53.1 km
- Cross Gates Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Weeton Station 6.2 miles10 km
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 8.7 miles14 km
Hotels near Bardsey cum Rigton Ad
- The Scotts Arms Village Inn 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Wood Hall Hotel and Spa 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Dakota Leeds 5 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Hyatt House Leeds 4 7.2 miles11.7 km
- The Met Hotel Leeds 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Leeds City Centre 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Leeds City Centre Armouries 3 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Quebecs 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Haley's Hotel & Restaurant 3 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Leeds Marriott Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
Schools in Bardsey cum Rigton
- Bardsey Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Saw Wood Forest 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Spring Wood Forest 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Elland Road Stadium 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 11 miles17.7 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Stanley Library Library 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 12 miles19.3 km