Scarcroft is a village and
civil parish
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north east of
Leeds city centre
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Central districts
A ...
in the
City of Leeds
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metropolitan borough
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,
West Yorkshire
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, England. The village lies on the main
A58 road
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A58 or A-58 may refer t ...
between
Leeds
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and
Wetherby
Wetherby () is a market town and civil parish in the City of Leeds district, West Yorkshire, England, close to West Yorkshire county's border with North Yorkshire, and lies approximately from Leeds City Centre, from York and from Harrogat ...
. It had a population of 1,153 increasing to 1,194 at the 2011 Census.
The village of
Bardsey is further eastwards on the A58 towards Wetherby.
The Scarcroft Watermill was built in 1810 to grind corn.

There is one pub in Scarcroft, the New Inn, established in 1852. It was at one time called The Bracken Fox but reverted to its former name in 2011. The village's shop and post office have closed. The closest local shops are in
Bardsey,
Shadwell
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and
Whinmoor
Whinmoor is a residential area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
It is 5 miles (8 km) to the north-east of the city centre and adjacent to Swarcliffe and Seacroft in the LS14 Leeds postcode area.
Historically, the area was wit ...
. The closest supermarkets are
Tesco
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in
Seacroft
Seacroft is an outer-city suburb/township consisting mainly of council estate housing covering an extensive area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It lies in the LS14 Leeds postcode area, around east of Leeds city centre.
It sits in th ...
and
Morrisons
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in
Wetherby
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.
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.
Location grid
See also
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Listed buildings in Scarcroft
References
External links
Scarcroft Parish Council websiteBBC Leeds - Where I Live - Scarcroft mini guideat
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Places in Leeds
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