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 miles
- Bradford 14.5 miles
- York 15.6 miles
- Huddersfield 21.4 miles
- Wakefield 14.1 miles
- Harrogate 8.6 miles
- Halifax 20.4 miles
- Barnsley 22.1 miles
- Castleford 11.7 miles
- Morley 11 miles
- Dewsbury 15.2 miles
- Batley 13.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bardsey Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Scarcroft Built-up area 1 mile
- East Keswick Built-up area 1 mile
- Wothersome Parish 1.8 miles
- Thorner Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Collingham Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Shadwell Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Sicklinghall Parish 2.9 miles
- Harewood Built-up area 3 miles
- Linton Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Kearby with Netherby Parish 3.3 miles
- Barwick in Elmet and Scholes Parish 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Bardsey cum Rigton
LS17 9DT, LS17 9BR, LS17 9AX, LS17 9DX, LS17 9BG, LS14 3BB, LS17 9AS, LS17 9BL, LS17 9DG … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 8.8 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 33 miles
- Cross Gates Railway Station 5.3 miles
- Weeton Station 6.2 miles
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 8.7 miles
Hotels near Bardsey cum Rigton Ad
- The Scotts Arms Village Inn 3.4 miles
- Wood Hall Hotel and Spa 4 2.4 miles
- Dakota Leeds 5 7.1 miles
- Hyatt House Leeds 4 7.2 miles
- The Met Hotel Leeds 4 7.2 miles
- Quebecs 4 7.2 miles
- Rudding Park 4 6.7 miles
- Haley's Hotel & Restaurant 3 6.7 miles
- Leeds Marriott Hotel 4 7.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Leeds City Centre Armouries 3 7.1 miles
Schools in Bardsey cum Rigton
- Bardsey Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Saw Wood Forest 2.6 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 4.9 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 7.1 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 7.2 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 7.4 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 7.6 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 8.2 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 8.8 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 11 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 11.1 miles
- Stanley Library Library 11.6 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 12 miles