Scarcroft

Scarcroft
The Bracken Fox (formerly the New Inn).
Scarcroft  Scarcroft shown within West Yorkshire
Population	1,153
Civil parish	Scarcroft
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	LS14
Dialling code	0113
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Elmet
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Scarcroft is an upmarket village and civil parish 6 miles (10 km) north east of Leeds city centre in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. The village lies on the main A58 road between Leeds and Wetherby. Scarcroft has a LS14 postcode and two of the most expensive streets in Yorkshire and the Humber - Ling Lane and Bracken Park. It has a population of 1,153^[1]

The village of Bardsey is further 1 mile (2 km) eastwards on the A58 towards Wetherby.

The Scarcroft Watermill was built in 1810 to grind corn.

Toll Bar House, this was used between 1826 and 1876 when a toll system was in place between Wetherby and Leeds.

There is one pub in Scarcroft, the New Inn. The village's shop and post office have closed. The closest local shops are in Bardsey, Shadwell and Whinmoor. The closest supermarkets are Tesco in Seacroft and Morrisons in Wetherby. Scarcroft is also renowned for having among the most expensive streets in Leeds; Bracken Park - recently revealed as the most expensive - and Ling Lane, regularly appearing in top ten lists. ^{[citation needed]}

Location grid

		East Keswick
	Shadwell		Thorner
	Scarcroft
		Seacroft

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scarcroft.

• Scarcroft Parish Council website
• BBC Leeds - Where I Live - Scarcroft mini guide
• The Ancient Parish of Thorner at GENUKI: Scarcroft was in this parish