Wetherby

Wetherby
Town
The top, the Market Place The bottom, Wetherby Bridge
Wetherby Location within City of Leeds Show map of Leeds Wetherby Location within West Yorkshire Show map of West Yorkshire
Area	3.87 sq mi (10.0 km2)
Population	11,712 [1] (2021)
• Density	3,026/sq mi (1,168/km2)
OS grid reference	SE404481
Civil parish	Wetherby
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, LS23
Dialling code	01937
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Elmet and Rothwell
Website	www.wetherby.co.uk
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°55′39″N 1°23′02″W / 53.9276°N 1.3839°W / 53.9276; -1.3839

Wetherby (/ˈwɛðərbi/) is a market town and civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is close to West Yorkshire county's border with North Yorkshire, and lies approximately 12 miles (19 kilometres) from Leeds City Centre, 12 mi (19 km) from York and 8 mi (13 km) from Harrogate. The town stands on the River Wharfe, and for centuries has been a crossing place and staging post on the Great North Road midway between London and Edinburgh.

Wetherby Bridge, which spans the River Wharfe, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II listed structure.^[2] The course of the Old Great North Road passes through the town and, as result of its situation on the road, as well as being a major cattle droving route from Scotland to London, many coaching inns were established in Wetherby which are still used by travellers today.

The town sits in the Wetherby ward of Leeds City Council and Elmet and Rothwell parliamentary constituency. It was listed in the 2018 Sunday Times report on Best Places to Live in northern England.^[3]