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Scarcroft

Built-up area in Leeds, England

Coordinates:53.868, -1.456
OS grid ref:SE 35 41
Population:1,194
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Scarcroft is a small village and civil parish on the outskirts of Leeds in West Yorkshire, sitting along the busy A58 corridor between the city and Wetherby. It occupies slightly elevated, leafy ground and is best known as a compact, semi-rural settlement that has grown from agricultural roots into a comfortable commuter community a few miles from the city centre.

The village has an affluent, residential character with large detached homes, pockets of older stone buildings and nearby green space, and local life is quietly shaped by commuting to Leeds and surrounding towns. Socially and culturally it feels like a village - local clubs, a village hall and the presence of places such as Scarcroft Golf Club give it a community focus - while economically it functions largely as part of the wider Leeds housing market.

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Transport links

  • Leeds Bradford International Airport 8.3 miles13.4 km
  • Doncaster Sheffield Airport 32.4 miles52.2 km
  • Cross Gates Railway Station 4.3 miles7 km
  • Garforth Railway Station 5.8 miles9.3 km
  • Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 8.3 miles13.3 km

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Local points of interest

  • Saw Wood Forest 2.1 miles3.4 km
  • Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 5.9 miles9.5 km
  • Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 6.1 miles9.8 km
  • Clayton Wood Forest 6.5 miles10.5 km
  • Spring Wood Forest 6.7 miles10.9 km
  • Daffy Wood Forest 6.9 miles11.1 km
  • Gotts Park Mansion Country house 7.3 miles11.8 km
  • Elland Road Stadium 7.8 miles12.6 km
  • Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 10.4 miles16.8 km
  • Esholt Priory Historic site 10.6 miles17 km
  • Stanley Library Library 10.7 miles17.2 km
  • Outwood Library Library 11.3 miles18.1 km