Wetherby

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Wetherby
The River Wharfe in Wetherby
The River Wharfe in Wetherby
Coordinates 53 ° 56 ′  N , 1 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 53 ° 56 ′  N , 1 ° 23 ′  W
Wetherby (England)
Wetherby
Wetherby
Residents 11,155 (as of: 2001)
surface 551.72 km² (213.02  mi² )
Population density: 20 inhabitants per km²
administration
Post town WETHERBY
ZIP code section LS22
prefix 01937
Part of the country England
region Yorkshire and the Humber
Shire county West Yorkshire
District City of Leeds
British Parliament Elmet and Rothwell
Website: http://www.wetherby.co.uk

Wetherby is a small town in the Metropolitan Borough City of Leeds in the English county of West Yorkshire and had a total of 11,155 inhabitants according to the 2001 census.

history

Wetherby is first mentioned in a document in 1240 in a decree from Heinrich III. , in which he gave the place market rights and allowed an annual three-day fair. In 1318/1319 Wetherby was burned down by the Scots after the Battle of Bannockburn , killing numerous residents. In 1644, during the English Civil War , parliamentarians waited here for two days for the Scottish troops to march with them to Marston Moor .

Attractions

  • the district of Bishopsgate goes back to Walter de Gray , Archbishop of York , who in 1233 granted indulgences to those who contributed to the construction of the Wetherby Bridge.
  • The city is known for its horse racing track.
  • Ramham Park

Twin cities

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics: Census 25001: Parish headcounts: Leeds ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 10, 2009 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
  2. ↑ http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2005825_25867861

Web links

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