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 miles9.9 km
- Bradford 14.9 miles24 km
- York 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Huddersfield 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Doncaster 24.9 miles40 km
- Wakefield 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Harrogate 12 miles19.3 km
- Halifax 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Barnsley 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Castleford 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Morley 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Dewsbury 13.6 miles21.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Scholes Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Barwick in Elmet Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Thorner Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Cross Gates & Whinmoor Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Parlington Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Aberford Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Scarcroft Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Austhorpe Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Killingbeck & Seacroft Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Wothersome Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Shadwell Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Garforth Built-up area 3.3 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Barwick in Elmet and Scholes
LS15 4BS, LS15 4PH, LS15 4HB, LS15 4LU, LS15 4AT, LS15 4EJ, LS15 4AP, LS15 4FA, LS15 4AW … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 29.6 miles47.6 km
- Cross Gates Railway Station 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Garforth Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
Hotels near Barwick in Elmet and Scholes Ad
- Dakota Leeds 5 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Hyatt House Leeds 4 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa 4 3 miles4.9 km
- The Met Hotel Leeds 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Scotts Arms Village Inn 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Leeds City Centre 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Wood Hall Hotel and Spa 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Leeds City Centre Armouries 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Quebecs 4 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Leeds Marriott Hotel 4 6.2 miles10 km
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 miles1.3 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 6.2 miles10 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Elland Road Stadium 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Spring Wood Forest 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Stanley Library Library 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Outwood Library Library 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 9.9 miles16 km