East Keswick

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Coordinates: 53°53′50″N 1°27′13″W / 53.89723°N 1.45364°W / 53.89723; -1.45364
East Keswick

East Keswick Post Office
East Keswick

 East Keswick shown within West Yorkshire
Population 1,224 
OS grid reference SE360447
Civil parish East Keswick
Metropolitan borough City of Leeds
Metropolitan county West Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LEEDS
Postcode district LS17
Police West Yorkshire
Fire West Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Elmet
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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, at the heart of the so-called golden triangle[citation needed] of Wetherby, Harrogate and Leeds in Lower Wharfedale.

This ancient Domesday Book village lies between Collingham and Shadwell. The community comprises some 1400 people, two pubs, two churches, a post office/general store, village hall and butchers.

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.[1]

In September 2001, it was awarded Best Village in North of England regional finals of the nationwide competition sponsored by Calor and the Daily Telegraph.[citation needed] Five years later, in the 'best of the best' competition, the village was the Northern Regional Winner.[citation needed]

On 14 February 2003, HRH The Prince of Wales spent more than two hours visiting the village and meeting some of its residents. His Deputy Private Secretary wrote later 'The Prince of Wales has asked me to express to you just how much he enjoyed his visit to East Keswick. It is a remarkable village in every way and it gave him the greatest possible pleasure to visit it and to meet so many residents. The community spirit and sense of identity and belonging impressed him beyond measure'.[citation needed]

Notes

  1. ↑ "East Keswick Wild Life Trust". 

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