Scarcroft

{{short description|Village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53|52|00|N|1|27|00|W|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Scarcroft

| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Leeds

| population = 1,194

| population_ref = 2011 census

| civil_parish = Scarcroft

| metropolitan_borough = City of Leeds

| metropolitan_county = West Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster = Wetherby and Easingwold

| post_town = LEEDS

| postcode_district = LS14

| postcode_area = LS

| dial_code = 0113

| os_grid_reference =

| static_image_name = Bracken Fox, Scarcroft.jpg

| static_image_caption = The New Inn

}}

Scarcroft is a village and civil parish {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} north east of Leeds city centre in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. The village lies on the main A58 road between Leeds and Wetherby. It had a population of 1,153[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790272 Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Leeds] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319120527/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790272 |date=19 March 2015 }}. Retrieved 9 September 2009 increasing to 1,194 at the 2011 Census.{{NOMIS2011|id=1170211003|title=Scarcroft Parish|accessdate=15 October 2018}}

The village of Bardsey is further {{convert|1|mi|km|0}} eastwards on the A58 towards Wetherby.

The Scarcroft Watermill was built in 1810 to grind corn.{{cite web |title=Scarcroft Neighbourhood Development Plan |url=https://www.leeds.gov.uk/Local%20Plans/Neighbourhood%20Planning/Scarcroft%20documents/Appendix%20D%20Scarcroft%20NDP%20pre%20submission%20draft%20Plan.pdf |website=leeds.gov.uk |accessdate=15 October 2018 |page=59 |date=July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016131408/https://www.leeds.gov.uk/Local%20Plans/Neighbourhood%20Planning/Scarcroft%20documents/Appendix%20D%20Scarcroft%20NDP%20pre%20submission%20draft%20Plan.pdf |archive-date=16 October 2018 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

File:Scarcroft - Toll Bar House.jpg

There is one pub in Scarcroft, the New Inn, established in 1852.{{cite web|title=The New Inn|url=http://www.vintageinn.co.uk/thenewinnscarcroft/|publisher=Vintage Inns|accessdate=7 November 2014}} It was at one time called The Bracken Fox but reverted to its former name in 2011.{{cite news|title=Pub Review: The New Inn, Wetherby Road, Scarcroft|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/what-s-on/bar-and-pub-reviews/pub-review-the-new-inn-wetherby-road-scarcroft-1-3237537|accessdate=7 November 2014|work=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=31 March 2011}} The village's shop and post office have closed. The closest local shops are in Bardsey, Shadwell and Whinmoor. The closest supermarkets are Tesco in Seacroft and Morrisons in Wetherby.

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.{{cite news |last1=Behrens |first1=David |title=Revealed: Yorkshire's three million-pound streets and the rest of the property rich-list |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/revealed-yorkshire-s-three-million-pound-streets-and-the-rest-of-the-property-rich-list-1-8302480 |accessdate=15 October 2018 |date=23 December 2016 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Bateman |first1=Stephanie |title=Revealed: The 10 most expensive streets in West Yorkshire - Yorkshire Evening Post |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/property/property-news/revealed-10-expensive-streets-west-yorkshire/ |accessdate=15 October 2018 |work=Yorkshire Evening Post |date=9 October 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Newton |first1=Grace |title=These are the 10 most expensive streets in Leeds |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/these-are-the-10-most-expensive-streets-in-leeds-1-9370107 |accessdate=15 October 2018 |work=Yorkshire Evening Post |date=27 September 2018}}

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