Barwick in Elmet and Scholes is a civil parish a few miles east of Leeds in West Yorkshire, set on pleasant rolling countryside between the suburb of Garforth and the market town of Wetherby. The name preserves a link to the ancient Brittonic kingdom of Elmet, and the area still shows historic earthworks and long-established village cores that reflect medieval and earlier settlement.
Today the parish combines working farmland with commuter villages: many residents travel into Leeds while local shops, pubs, village halls and community groups keep an active social life. Good road links, conservation areas and regular village events give the place a distinctly rural character despite its proximity to the city.
Postcode districts covering Barwick in Elmet and Scholes
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 6.2 miles
- Bradford 14.9 miles
- York 15.6 miles
- Huddersfield 20.4 miles
- Doncaster 24.9 miles
- Wakefield 11.5 miles
- Harrogate 12 miles
- Halifax 20.4 miles
- Barnsley 19.1 miles
- Castleford 8.3 miles
- Morley 9.8 miles
- Dewsbury 13.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Scholes Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Barwick in Elmet Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Thorner Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Cross Gates & Whinmoor Ward 1.8 miles
- Parlington Parish 2.1 miles
- Aberford Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Scarcroft Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Austhorpe Parish 2.9 miles
- Killingbeck & Seacroft Ward 2.9 miles
- Wothersome Parish 2.9 miles
- Shadwell Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Garforth Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Barwick in Elmet and Scholes
LS15 4NT, LS15 4NJ, LS15 4LX, LS15 4DS, LS15 4JS, LS15 4HN, LS15 4EY, LS15 4DH, LS15 4HD … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 10.5 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 29.6 miles
- Cross Gates Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Garforth Railway Station 3 miles
Hotels near Barwick in Elmet and Scholes Ad
- Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa 4 3 miles
- Dakota Leeds 5 6.3 miles
- Quebecs 4 6.4 miles
- The Queens Hotel 4 6.3 miles
- Ramada by Wyndham Leeds East 3 5.1 miles
- Hyatt House Leeds Aparthotel 3 6.3 miles
- Novotel Leeds Centre Hotel 4 6.5 miles
- Hazlewood Castle & Spa 4 3.8 miles
- Hyatt Place Leeds 4 6.3 miles
- ibis Styles Leeds City Centre Arena 3 6 miles
Schools in Barwick in Elmet and Scholes
- Barwick-in-Elmet C of E Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Scholes (Elmet) Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Saw Wood Forest 0.8 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 6.2 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 6.9 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 7.6 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 7.8 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 8.1 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 8.2 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 8.5 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 8.6 miles
- Stanley Library Library 8.9 miles
- Outwood Library Library 9.8 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 9.9 miles