Collingham, West Yorkshire

Collingham
Collingham
	St Oswald's Church
	Collingham Collingham Location within West Yorkshire
Population	2,991 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SE3845
Civil parish	Collingham;
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WETHERBY
Postcode district	LS22
Dialling code	01937
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Elmet and Rothwell;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°54′29″N 1°24′43″W / 53.908°N 1.412°W

Collingham is a village and civil parish 2 miles (3 km) south-west of Wetherby in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 2,991.^[1]

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

The River Wharfe runs through the village towards Wetherby, as does the main A58 trans-Pennine road. The A659 passes through the village. The River Wharfe is dangerous at Collingham due to undercurrents, which are prevalent around Linton Bridge and the former viaduct. Collingham Beck burst its banks in 2007, causing extensive flooding.

The village public house, known as Cromwells, is said to be where Oliver Cromwell spent the night after the Battle of Marston Moor.^[2]^[3] The clergyman, the Reverend William Mompesson was born there in 1639.^[4]

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Collingham Parish (E04000196)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ Central Library, D. Sheard. "Half Moon Inn". www.leodis.net. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ "Marston Moor". Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ David, Souden. "Mompesson, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18933. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[NOMIS-1] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Collingham Parish (E04000196)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[2] Central Library, D. Sheard. "Half Moon Inn". www.leodis.net. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[3] "Marston Moor". Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[4] David, Souden. "Mompesson, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18933. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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Collingham
St Oswald's Church
Collingham Show map of Leeds Collingham Location within West Yorkshire Show map of West Yorkshire
Population	2,991 (2011 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SE3845
Civil parish	Collingham
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WETHERBY
Postcode district	LS22
Dialling code	01937

Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire

UK Parliament	Elmet and Rothwell
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°54′29″N 1°24′43″W / 53.908°N 1.412°W / 53.908; -1.412