Lead
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.843, -1.293 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 46 38 |
| Dialling code: | 01937 (Wetherby) |
The parish of Lead is a small, rural civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It occupies a quiet upland landscape of mixed pasture, drystone walls and small woods, with a population scattered across farms and hamlets; agriculture, particularly sheep and beef farming, remains the local economic mainstay, and the area is valued for its tranquillity and appeal to walkers and nature‑lovers.
The parish’s name recalls the county’s historic lead‑mining past, and the landscape still shows subtle traces of that industry in field boundaries and old workings. Socially it is a close‑knit community with limited local services, relying on nearby market towns for shops and schools, and it retains traditional stone buildings and a strong sense of local heritage.
Postcode districts covering Lead
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 10.8 miles
- Bradford 19.6 miles
- York 11.6 miles
- Huddersfield 24.5 miles
- Doncaster 23.4 miles
- Wakefield 14.3 miles
- Harrogate 14.4 miles
- Barnsley 20.7 miles
- Castleford 8.6 miles
- Morley 14.1 miles
- Dewsbury 17.4 miles
- Batley 16.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Saxton with Scarthingwell Parish 1 mile
- Towton Parish 1.3 miles
- Saxton Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Stutton with Hazlewood Parish 1.5 miles
- Lotherton cum Aberford Parish 2 miles
- Aberford Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Kirkby Wharfe with North Milford Parish 2.2 miles
- Grimston Parish 2.2 miles
- Barkston Ash Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Tadcaster Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Newton Kyme cum Toulston Parish 3.2 miles
- Parlington Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Lead
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 15.1 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 27.6 miles
- Church Fenton Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Ulleskelf Railway Station 3.3 miles
Hotels near Lead Ad
- Hazlewood Castle & Spa 4 1.2 miles
- Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa 4 6.5 miles
- Best Western Plus Milford Hotel 3 4.5 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Wetherby 3 7.8 miles
- Wood Hall Hotel & Spa 4 7.8 miles
- Ramada by Wyndham Leeds East 3 8.8 miles
- Premier Inn York South West 3 6.1 miles
- Oulton Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 9.6 miles
- Owl, Hambleton by Marston's Inns 4 7.2 miles
- Travelodge York Tadcaster 3 5.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Saw Wood Forest 5.1 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 5.6 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 5.6 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 6.9 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 6.9 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 10 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 10.3 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 10.8 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 11.4 miles
- Stanley Library Library 11.7 miles
- Wentworth College College 11.9 miles
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 12 miles