Thorp Arch

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Thorp Arch is a village and civil parish near Wetherby in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England.

Governance

Thorp Arch is 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.[2] The parish church of All Saints was founded in 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.[3]

The village is adjacent to Thorp Arch Trading Estate, Wealstun Prison, and the British Library Document Supply Centre.[4]

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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See also

References

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