Collingham, West Yorkshire
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| Collingham | |
  Collingham shown within West Yorkshire |
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| Population | 2,967 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEEDS |
| Postcode district | LS22 |
| Dialling code | 01937 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Elmet |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Collingham is a village 3 km (2 miles) south east of Wetherby in West Yorkshire. It is in the Leeds metropolitan district. The clergyman, the Reverend William Mompesson was born there in 1639 [1]
The River Wharfe runs through the village towards Wetherby as does the main A58 trans-Pennine road. The A659 also passes through the village. The River Wharfe is particularly dangerous at Collingham, with undercurrents particularly prevelent, particularly around the Linton Road Bridge and the former viaduct.
The village has two pubs, the Old Star Inn[1] and the Half Moon Inn[2], where Oliver Cromwell is said to have spent the night after the Battle of Marston Moor[2]. There is also a Post Office, a variety of shops and service businesses, a sports centre and a primary school. The village church is St Oswald.[3]
The village school, Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Primary School [4] , is located off the Harewood Road opposite the cricket pitch.
The Wetherby golf course also extends all the way to the river at Collingham.
The village adjoins the neighbouring village of Linton and the neighbouring town of Wetherby. Between the three places, the only break in buildings is the crossing over the River Wharfe. Between Collingham and Leeds, the A58 is mainly built up by the villages of Bardsey and Scarcroft and the hamlet of Bardsey cum Righton. Occasionally, in between the close villages is a small amount of open green land.
Collingham is also home to Collingham and Linton Cricket Club.[5] This is located at the Collingham and Linton Sports Association, which boasts three indoor squash courts, a football pitch and a cricket pitch.
Collingham once had a railway station on the Cross Gates to Wetherby line. The station was named 'Collingham Bridge' to avoid confusion with Collingham railway station in Collingham, Nottinghamshire and was the station before Wetherby railway station. The railway bridge over the River Wharfe, which once ran adjacent to the Linton road bridge (pictured below) was demolished in 1965 when the railway was dismantled. Collingham is now served by the 98, X98 and 99 bus services which run between Leeds City Square and Wetherby Deighton Bar (each running a slightly different route, the 99 terminating instead at Wetherby bus station). These services are run by First Leeds
The floods of June 2007 affected Collingham particularly badly. The Collingham Beck burst it's banks along its full stretch, with water reaching many homes. Both public houses narrowly escaped any serious damage. As of May 2008 a handful of residents are still unable to return to their homes. The flood waters generally only reached the villages more affluent streets, where people had better means to support themselves through the flooding. One house was looted during the flooding.
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[edit] Amenities
The village has two pubs, The Half Moon on Harewood Road and The Old Star on Leeds Road. The former public house, The Barleycorn on Main Street has since been converted into an Italian restaurant.
Set within a small modern shopping precinct 'Elizabeth Court', are most of the village shops. There is an off licence, a fish and chip shop, a travel agency, a pharmacy, a clothes shop, a bathroom shop and a dentist. Adjacent to these is a further small parade of shops containing a convenience store and a newsagent and Post Office. In addition there is a GP surgery providing NHS services and a variety of non NHS services such as private medical examination reports.
Collingham's somewhat limited amenities are complemented by the wide range of amenities available in Wetherby. Wetherby has a large flagship Morrisons supermarket as well as two Co-ops and a Sainsbury's. There are also many High Street Retailers (Marks and Spencer, Boots the Chemist, Superdrug, Costa Coffee etc) and a wide variety of pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants. Wetherby is a five minute ride on the bus.
[edit] Housing and buildings
Like Bramley much of the centre of Collingham was demolished in the 1960s and 1970s and replaced with modern facilities. However the Elizabeth Court Shopping Precinct in Collingham is stone built and more sympathetically styled then the Bramley Shopping Centre. As part of this many small shops and cottages were demolished, changing the character of the village. Some small cottages were purchased by the Half Moon public house, demolished and are now a large car park. The village has two churches. A large Anglican church and a small, fairly unremarkable Methodist chapel. There is a 1960s built primary school, a 1970s built indoor squash court.
Housing varies from different eras. There is an eclectic mix of Georgian, Victorian and Twentieth Century housing. Collingham boasts a large proportion of Council Housing, mainly on Brookside and Garth End. Housing around Harewood Road is generally large, detached late twentieth century housing. Housing around Leeds Road is mainly council housing (although not actually on Leeds Road itself), while housing on Wetherby Road is generally the oldest in Collingham.
[edit] Nearby Settlements
[edit] Location Grid
| North: Harrogate | ||
| West: Harewood | Collingham, West Yorkshire | East: Wetherby |
| South: Leeds |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- The Ancient Parish of Collingham. GENUKI. Retrieved on 2007-10-29.
