Bardsey | |
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Main Street: The Bingley Arms in Bardsey, perhaps Britain's oldest pub. |
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Bardsey shown within West Yorkshire | |
OS grid reference | SE367432 |
• London | 170 mi (270 km) SSE |
Civil parish | |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LEEDS |
Postcode district | LS17 |
Dialling code | 01937 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
UK Parliament | |
Bardsey, West Yorkshire, England is a small village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, 8 miles (13 km) north east of Leeds city centre. The village is in the LS17 Leeds postcode district. It is part of the civil parish of Bardsey cum Rigton. The village itself lies just off the A58 road between Leeds and Wetherby.
It is a predominantly middle class area with a high proportion of retired residents. Housing is mixed; while most is private, there is council housing situated near Keswick Lane. Facilities include a public house and sports club (with a cricket pitch and 2 football pitches). Bardsey also has a junior school and an Anglican church. It is a particularly historical area with:
Church Lane
Until 1964 Bardsey had a railway station on the Leeds to Wetherby line