The electoral ward covers the market town of Wetherby, sitting on the north bank of the River Wharfe roughly 12 miles north‑east of Leeds. Historically a busy coaching stop on the route between Leeds and York, the town retains Georgian buildings, a stone bridge over the river and a compact centre of independent shops, pubs and cafés.
Today the ward mixes a commuter population with local rural and market traditions: a regular market, the nearby Wetherby Racecourse and local business estates give it a varied economic base. Good schools, riverside walks and easy access to the A1(M) make it a popular spot for families and people working across the Leeds city region.
Postcode districts covering Wetherby
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Bradford 18.3 miles29.4 km
- York 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Huddersfield 24.9 miles40 km
- Wakefield 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Harrogate 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Halifax 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Barnsley 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Castleford 12.4 miles20 km
- Morley 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Dewsbury 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Batley 16.9 miles27.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Boston Spa Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Clifford Parish 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Bramham Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Thorp Arch Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bramham cum Oglethorpe Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Walton Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Newton Kyme cum Toulston Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Linton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wothersome Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Collingham Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Wetherby Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Wighill Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Wetherby
LS22 7DN, LS22 6PG, LS23 6GY, LS23 6HS, LS22 6BN, LS23 6TL, LS22 6JA, LS23 6FR, LS23 7RB … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 32.4 miles52.2 km
- Ulleskelf Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Cattal Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
Hotels near Wetherby Ad
- The Scotts Arms Village Inn 4.3 miles7 km
- Wood Hall Hotel and Spa 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Tickled Trout Inn Bilton-in-Ainsty 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Days Inn by Wyndham Wetherby 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Hazlewood Castle & Spa 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Kestrel by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Bridge Hotel and Spa 4 5 miles8.1 km
- The Groves Inn 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa 4 7.9 miles12.8 km
- The Knaresborough Inn - the Inn Collection Group 3 8.9 miles14.3 km
Schools in Wetherby
- Boston Spa Academy Secondary
- Bramham Primary School Primary
- Crossley Street Primary School Primary
- Deighton Gates Primary School Primary
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings' C of E VA Primary School, Thorp Arch Primary
- Primrose Lane Primary School Primary
- St James' C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa Special
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby Primary
- St Mary's C of E Controlled Primary School Boston Spa Primary
- Wetherby High School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Saw Wood Forest 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 10.5 miles17 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 11 miles17.8 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Spring Wood Forest 11.3 miles18.1 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 11.9 miles19.2 km