Leathley | |
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![]() The Parish Church of St Oswald, Leathley, built circa 1100, enlarged in the 1470s and renovated in 1869 | |
Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 181 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SE232471 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Otley |
Postcode district | LS21 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Leathley is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, the parish includes the townships of both Castley and Leathley.[1] It is near the border with West Yorkshire and the River Wharfe, 1 mile north-east of Otley. The B6161 runs through the village, connecting Leathley with Killinghall in the North and Pool-in-Wharfedale in the south.
According to the 2011 census Leathley had a population of 181 people.[2]
In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Leathley as:
Later in the 1880s Leathley was described by John Bartholomew as:
The name Leathley originates from the old English meaning 'slope wood/clearing' referring to the rural nature of the landscape.[5]