Scarcroft
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| Population | 1,194 2011 census[1] |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEEDS |
| Postcode district | LS14 |
| Dialling code | 0113 |
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| Police | West Yorkshire |
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Scarcroft is a village and civil parish 6 miles (10 km) north east of Leeds city centre in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. The village lies on the main A58 road between Leeds and Wetherby. It had a population of 1,153[2] increasing to 1,194 at the 2011 Census.[1]
The village of Bardsey is further 1 mile (2 km) eastwards on the A58 towards Wetherby.
The name Scarcroft derives from the Old English sceardcroft meaning 'croft in a gap'.[3]
The Scarcroft Watermill was built in 1810 to grind corn.[4]
There is one pub in Scarcroft, the New Inn, established in 1852.[5] It was at one time called The Bracken Fox but reverted to its former name in 2011.[6] The village's shop and post office have closed. The closest local shops are in Bardsey, Shadwell and Whinmoor. The closest supermarkets are Tesco in Seacroft and Morrisons in Wetherby.
Scarcroft is also renowned for having among the most expensive streets in Leeds: Bracken Park, recently revealed as the most expensive and Ling Lane, regularly appearing in top ten lists.[7][8][9]
See also
References
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- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Leeds Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Retrieved 9 September 2009
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Scarcroft". Key to English Place-Names. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Scarcroft Neighbourhood Development Plan" (PDF). leeds.gov.uk. July 2017. p. 59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The New Inn". Vintage Inns. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pub Review: The New Inn, Wetherby Road, Scarcroft". Yorkshire Evening Post. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Behrens, David (23 December 2016). "Revealed: Yorkshire's three million-pound streets and the rest of the property rich-list". Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bateman, Stephanie (9 October 2017). "Revealed: The 10 most expensive streets in West Yorkshire - Yorkshire Evening Post". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Newton, Grace (27 September 2018). "These are the 10 most expensive streets in Leeds". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
External links
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- Scarcroft Parish Council website
- BBC Leeds - Where I Live - Scarcroft mini guide
- The Ancient Parish of Thorner at GENUKI: Scarcroft was in this parish
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