Wothersome is a very small civil parish within the City of Leeds, set in the gently rolling agricultural countryside of West Yorkshire. There’s no real village centre – it’s largely a scattering of farms, farmhouses and a few homes surrounded by arable fields and pastures, so its character is quietly rural rather than suburban.
Historically the area has been shaped by agriculture and estate land, and today many residents look to nearby settlements such as Thorp Arch and Boston Spa or to Leeds for shops, schools and services. Its small population and lack of amenities mean it feels like a close‑knit, low‑profile pocket of the Leeds district, with good road links making it convenient for commuters who prefer a countryside base.
Postcode districts covering Wothersome
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Bradford 16 miles25.7 km
- York 14 miles22.6 km
- Huddersfield 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Wakefield 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Harrogate 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Halifax 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Barnsley 22 miles35.5 km
- Castleford 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Morley 12 miles19.2 km
- Dewsbury 16 miles25.8 km
- Batley 14.5 miles23.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Thorner Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bardsey Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Bardsey cum Rigton Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bramham Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Collingham Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Bramham cum Oglethorpe Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Scarcroft Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Clifford Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- East Keswick Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Boston Spa Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Linton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Barwick in Elmet and Scholes Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Wothersome
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 31.9 miles51.3 km
- Cross Gates Railway Station 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Garforth Railway Station 5.7 miles9.2 km
Hotels near Wothersome Ad
- The Scotts Arms Village Inn 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Wood Hall Hotel and Spa 4 3 miles4.8 km
- The Tickled Trout Inn Bilton-in-Ainsty 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Dakota Leeds 5 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Hyatt House Leeds 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Days Inn by Wyndham Wetherby 3 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Met Hotel Leeds 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Hazlewood Castle & Spa 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Leeds City Centre 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
Local points of interest
- Saw Wood Forest 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Spring Wood Forest 9 miles14.5 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Elland Road Stadium 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Stanley Library Library 11.8 miles19 km