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 miles39.5 km
- Leeds 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Bradford 15.3 miles24.7 km
- York 20.5 miles33 km
- Huddersfield 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Rotherham 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Doncaster 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Wakefield 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Harrogate 19 miles30.6 km
- Halifax 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Barnsley 11.8 miles19 km
- Castleford 2.4 miles3.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Mickletown Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Altofts and Whitwood Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Normanton Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Woodend Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Allerton Bywater Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Great and Little Preston Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Great Preston Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Bottom Boat Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Castleford Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Swillington Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Kippax & Methley Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Methley
LS26 9BY, LS26 9DA, LS26 9BA, LS26 9BR, LS26 9BQ, LS26 9BL, LS26 9DB, LS26 9DD, LS26 9BP … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 14.1 miles22.8 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 23.6 miles38 km
- Castleford Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
- Normanton Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
Hotels near Methley Ad
- Ibis Wakefield East-Castleford 4 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Oulton Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Hyatt House Leeds 4 7.5 miles12 km
- Dakota Leeds 5 7.6 miles12.2 km
- The Met Hotel Leeds 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Leeds City Centre 4 7.5 miles12 km
- Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa 4 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Leeds City Centre Armouries 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Holmfield Arms 5.7 miles9.1 km
Local points of interest
- Stanley Library Library 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Outwood Library Library 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Elland Road Stadium 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Saw Wood Forest 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Spring Wood Forest 11.7 miles18.8 km