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(Redirected from Thorpe Arch) Village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England This article is about the village. For other uses, see Thorp Arch (disambiguation).

Village and civil parish in England
Thorp Arch
Village and civil parish
Village green and war memorial
Thorp Arch is located in West YorkshireThorp ArchThorp ArchLocation within West Yorkshire
Population1,123 
Civil parish
  • Thorp Arch
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWETHERBY
Postcode districtLS23
Dialling code01937
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°54′30″N 1°20′35″W / 53.90833°N 1.34306°W / 53.90833; -1.34306

Thorp Arch is a village and civil parish near Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough.

Governance

It sits in the Wetherby ward of Leeds City Council and Elmet and Rothwell parliamentary constituency.

Geography and amenities

The village is on the north bank of the River Wharfe which separates it from Boston Spa to the south. It has a primary school and public house. Historically the parish of Thorp Arch was in the Ainsty, a division of Yorkshire separate from the ridings. It had a population of 1,123 in 2001, increasing to 1,591 at the 2011 census. The parish church of All Saints originally dates back to the 12th century. It has a 15th-century tower but the rest was built in 1871 and 1872. It is a Grade II listed building.

The village is adjacent to Thorp Arch Trading Estate, Wealstun Prison, and the British Library Document Supply Centre.

Transport

The village railway station, now closed, was next to the trading estate on the closed Harrogate to Church Fenton Line. Current day public transport is provided by bus route 7 to Harrogate, Wetherby and Leeds, operated by the Harrogate Bus Company.

Sport

Leeds United's training ground and academy are based on Walton Road. The facility was opened in 1990 to replace one adjacent to the club's Elland Road football stadium in Leeds.

Location grid

Places adjacent to Thorp Arch
Walton
Boston Spa Thorp Arch Wighill
Clifford

See also

References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Thorp Arch Parish (E04000211)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. "Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Leeds". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  3. Historic England (30 March 1966). "Church of All Saints (Grade II) (1116267)". National Heritage List for England.
  4. Boston Spa - The British Library

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