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 4LS, LS15 4NH, LS15 4AF, LS15 4LR, LS15 4LW, LS15 4AB, LS15 4EE, LS15 4AU, LS15 4BN … 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
- Dakota Leeds 5 6.3 miles
- Hyatt House Leeds 4 6.3 miles
- Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa 4 3 miles
- The Scotts Arms Village Inn 6.7 miles
- The Met Hotel Leeds 4 6.4 miles
- Wood Hall Hotel and Spa 4 5.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Leeds City Centre Armouries 3 5.9 miles
- Quebecs 4 6.3 miles
- Leeds Marriott Hotel 4 6.2 miles
- Ibis Styles Leeds 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