Wetherby Area Guide

Wetherby is an historic market town near Leeds. It is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, although it is actually closer to Harrogate than it is Leeds, so it isn't part of the actual city. It stands on the River Wharfe, and has been for centuries a crossing place and staging post on the Great North Road between London, the Midlands, Sheffield, Leeds, the NE of England and Edinburgh. It is listed in the Domesday Book and the Knights Templar were granted a Royal Charter in 1240 to hold markets in the town square.

The village of Boston Spa lies to the south-east; other villages nearby are Collingham, Linton, Sicklinghall and Kirkby Overblow.

Many inns were established in Wetherby due to its location, still used today by travellers, many of them tourists on their way to the Yorkshire Dales and Harrogate.

Wetherby is known for its racecourse.

Wetherby gave its name to Wetherby Place in London and thence to Wetherby School in London, which used to be located in Wetherby Place.

Rail

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Bus

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Schools

Primary Schools

St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Crossley Street Primary School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby
Primrose Lane Primary School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa
Lady Elizabeth Hastings' Church of England Primary School, Thorp Arch
Deighton Gates Primary School
St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa
Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings' Church of England Primary School

Secondary Schools

Wetherby High School
Boston Spa

Sixth Forms

Wetherby High School
Boston Spa School

Property

Between August 2005 and August 2007 there were 822 properties sold in the LS22 area, comprised of 315 detached, 174 semi-detached, 144 terraced and 189 flats. The average price of a semi-detached property in Wetherby is now £233,420, which is a 9.7% increase. Properties in Wetherby are some of the most sought after in Leeds.