Population 1,146 (2011) Civil parish East Keswick Country England Metropolitan county West Yorkshire | OS grid reference SE360447 Metropolitan borough City of Leeds Local time Friday 6:43 AM | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber Weather 5°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
East keswick near leeds west yorkshire
East Keswick is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. It lies four miles south west of Wetherby. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 1,146.
Contents
- East keswick near leeds west yorkshire
- Map of East Keswick Leeds UK
- Amenities
- Conservation
- Transport
- References
Map of East Keswick, Leeds, UK
Amenities
The village has two churches (one Methodist, one Anglican), a Post Office, butchers, village hall and two pubs (the Old Star and the Duke of Wellington). A third pub, the Travellers Rest, situated just outside the village closed in the 2000s; after lying derelict for several years it is now a children's nursery. The village had a school, however this closed in the late 1980s, leaving the nearest school in Bardsey. The post office closed in the mid-2010s.
Conservation
The village is a conservation area surrounded by farmland. Its history has been chronicled in a Millennium Book and unusually it enjoys its own Wildlife Trust which manages large tracts of local land.
Transport
The village is situated close to the A58 road between Leeds and Wetherby. The First Leeds 99 route serves the village connecting it with Leeds, Wetherby and surrounding villages. There are no rail links close by.