Thorp Arch Explained

Official Name:Thorp Arch
Type:Village and civil parish
Country:England
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Static Image Name:Thorp Arch.jpg
Static Image Caption:Village green and war memorial
Population:1123
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Thorp Arch is a village and civil parish near Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough.

Governance

It sits in the Wetherby ward of Leeds City Council and Elmet and Rothwell parliamentary constituency.

Geography and amenities

The village is on the north bank of the River Wharfe which separates it from Boston Spa to the south. It has a primary school and public house. Historically the parish of Thorp Arch was in the Ainsty, a division of Yorkshire separate from the ridings. It had a population of 1,123 in 2001,[1] increasing to 1,591 at the 2011 census. The parish church of All Saints originally dates back to the 12th century. It has a 15th-century tower but the rest was built in 1871 and 1872. It is a Grade II listed building.

The village is adjacent to Thorp Arch Trading Estate, Wealstun Prison, and the British Library Document Supply Centre.[2]

Transport

The village railway station, now closed, was next to the trading estate on the closed Harrogate to Church Fenton Line. Current day public transport is provided by bus route 7 to Harrogate, Wetherby and Leeds, operated by the Harrogate Bus Company.

Sport

Leeds United's training ground and academy are based on Walton Road. The facility was opened in 1990 to replace one adjacent to the club's Elland Road football stadium in Leeds.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Leeds . Office for National Statistics . 10 September 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319120527/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790272 . 19 March 2015 .
  2. https://www.bl.uk/visit/reading-rooms/boston-spa Boston Spa - The British Library