Methley is a village on the south‑eastern edge of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It occupies a pleasant riverside setting close to where the River Aire, River Calder and River Went run nearby, giving plenty of green space, floodplain meadows and popular walking and fishing spots.
Historically the village grew around coal mining and a busy railway junction, and remnants of that industrial past sit alongside older features such as Methley Hall (the former estate) and the medieval St Oswald’s Church. Today Methley has a largely commuter and village community character with local pubs, clubs and volunteer groups maintaining a strong social life, while nature reserves and riverside paths attract visitors from the wider Leeds area.
Postcode districts covering Methley
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 24.6 miles
- Leeds 7.8 miles
- Bradford 15.3 miles
- York 20.5 miles
- Huddersfield 16.9 miles
- Rotherham 20.6 miles
- Doncaster 18.6 miles
- Wakefield 5.4 miles
- Harrogate 19 miles
- Halifax 19.3 miles
- Barnsley 11.8 miles
- Castleford 2.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Mickletown Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Altofts and Whitwood Ward 1 mile
- Normanton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Woodend Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Allerton Bywater Built-up area 2 miles
- Great and Little Preston Parish 2.3 miles
- Great Preston Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Bottom Boat Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Castleford Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Ward 2.5 miles
- Swillington Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Kippax & Methley Ward 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Methley
LS26 9BA, LS26 9BU, LS26 9BB, LS26 9BG, LS26 9BZ, LS26 9BN, LS26 9BX, LS26 9BS, LS26 9BY … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 14.1 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 23.6 miles
- Castleford Railway Station 2 miles
- Normanton Railway Station 2.1 miles
Hotels near Methley Ad
- Oulton Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 2.5 miles
- ibis Wakefield East-Castleford 3 1.3 miles
- Ramada by Wyndham Leeds East 3 4.1 miles
- Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa 4 4.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Wakefield 3 5.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Leeds-East 3 2.3 miles
- Host & Stay | Joffre Avenue 2.4 miles
- Dakota Leeds 5 7.6 miles
- Premier Inn Castleford Xscape 3 2.8 miles
- The Midland Hotel 3 2.4 miles
Local points of interest
- Stanley Library Library 3.2 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 3.5 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 4.1 miles
- Outwood Library Library 4.4 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 5.3 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 6.5 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 7.5 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 7.7 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 8.2 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 9.7 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 11.5 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 11.7 miles