Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith
Ward in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.947, -1.413 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 38 50 |
| Dialling code: | 01937 (Wetherby) |
The ward sits on the edge of North Yorkshire, occupying a patchwork of villages and farmland between Harrogate and York, with the quieter lanes and limestone scenery of Lower Wharfedale running through it and the River Wharfe nearby. It combines commuter settlements with genuinely rural communities, so you get a mix of village shops, pubs and local agriculture alongside people travelling into the bigger towns and cities for work.
Locally notable spots include the ruined medieval castle at Spofforth and the nearby Civil War landscape around Marston Moor, while Tockwith carries reminders of 20th-century RAF activity. The area is popular with walkers and cyclists drawn to the river valleys and quiet lanes, and retains a strong village social life centred on greens, halls and annual events.
Postcode districts covering Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith
HG3, HG5, LS17, LS22, LS24, YO26
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 11.4 miles
- Bradford 18 miles
- York 13.3 miles
- Wakefield 18.8 miles
- Harrogate 6.1 miles
- Halifax 24.1 miles
- Castleford 15.8 miles
- Morley 15.6 miles
- Dewsbury 19.9 miles
- Batley 18 miles
- Keighley 20.5 miles
- Pontefract 18.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- North Deighton Parish 1.1 miles
- Kirk Deighton Parish 1.3 miles
- Wetherby Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Little Ribston Parish 1.6 miles
- Linton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Spofforth with Stockeld Parish 2 miles
- Sicklinghall Parish 2.4 miles
- Collingham Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Spofforth Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Great Ribston with Walshford Parish 2.9 miles
- Plompton Parish 3 miles
- Follifoot Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith
YO26 7QY, LS22 4EJ, LS22 4BQ, LS22 4DD, LS22 5HT, LS22 5HU, LS22 5ND, LS22 4BZ, YO26 7QU … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 11.5 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 36.2 miles
- Knaresborough Railway Station 4.9 miles
- Pannal Railway Station 4.9 miles
Hotels in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith Ad
- The Scotts Arms Village Inn
- The Tickled Trout Inn Bilton-in-Ainsty
- Wood Hall Hotel and Spa 4
- Rudding Park 4
- The Kestrel by Innkeeper's Collection 4
- West Park Hotel 4
- Days Inn by Wyndham Wetherby 3
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Harrogate 4
- White Hart Hotel & Apartments 4
- Cedar Court Hotel Harrogate 4
Schools in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith
- All Saints C of E School Primary
- Follifoot C of E Primary School Primary
- Sicklinghall Community Primary School Primary
- Spofforth C of E Controlled Primary School Primary
- Tockwith C of E Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 2.2 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 6.9 miles
- Newby Hall Estate 10.8 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 10.9 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 11 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 11.2 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 11.7 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 12.3 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 12.3 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 12.5 miles
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 12.7 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 12.8 miles