Scarcroft is a village and

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north east of

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in the

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, England. The village lies on the main

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between

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and

Wetherby Wetherby ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, 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 from Leeds city centre, from ...

. 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. Scarcroft - Toll Bar House

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,

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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 wi ...

. The closest supermarkets are

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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 LS postcode area, Leeds postcode area, around east of Leeds city cen ...

and

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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.

References

External links

Scarcroft Parish Council website

BBC Leeds - Where I Live - Scarcroft mini guide

at

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