Scarcroft
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| Scarcroft | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
| File:Bracken Fox, Scarcroft.jpg The New Inn, Scarcroft | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE365418 |
| Location: | 53°52’18"N, 1°26’46"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,194 (2011) |
| Post town: | Leeds |
| Postcode: | LS14 |
| Dialling code: | 0113 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Leeds |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Elmet |
Scarcroft is a village in the West Riding of Yorkshire, six miles north-east of Leeds city centre. The village is on the main A58 road between Leeds and Wetherby and had a population of 1,194 at the 2011 Census.
The village of Bardsey is a further one mile eastwards on the A58 towards Wetherby.
The Scarcroft Watermill was built in 1810.
There is one pub in Scarcroft, the New Inn, established in 1852.[1] It was at one time called The Bracken Fox but reverted to its former name in 2011.[2] The village's shop and post office have closed.
Outside links
| ("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Scarcroft) |
- Scarcroft Parish Council
- BBC Leeds - Where I Live - Scarcroft mini guide
- Information on Scarcroft from GENUKI
References
- ↑ "The New Inn". Vintage Inns. http://www.vintageinn.co.uk/thenewinnscarcroft/. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ↑ "Pub Review: The New Inn, Wetherby Road, Scarcroft". Yorkshire Evening Post. 31 March 2011. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/what-s-on/bar-and-pub-reviews/pub-review-the-new-inn-wetherby-road-scarcroft-1-3237537. Retrieved 7 November 2014.