Arthington: what to know before moving day
Nearly every address is on Arthington Lane, which runs from the Wharfedale pub at the west end to the former St Peter's church at the east, built in 1864 and now the Coptic Orthodox Church of St Mary and St Abanoub. Many of the buildings are Grade II listed, among them the row of six cottages at 5 to 10 Arthington Lane, Crag View and Ivy Cottage, and The Grange, an 18th-century farmhouse with a turf-roofed cold store behind it.
Arthington Hall, rebuilt around 1790 and extended by Alfred Waterhouse in the 1870s, has a listed stable block now converted to homes. Black Hill Road, a single-lane road, climbs south to a working quarry. The railway emerges from the Bramhope Tunnel here and crosses the Wharfe on Arthington Viaduct, but the village station closed in 1965.
How the van gets to Arthington
Arthington Lane is the A659: westward it reaches Pool-in-Wharfedale and the A658 from Bradford, and eastward it runs on to Harewood and the A61. It is mapped at 30 mph through the village and 60 mph outside, so the van waits for a gate or a drive rather than stopping on the open stretch.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 30 to 45 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Arthington
Each service below links to its Otley page, which covers how the job works in and around Otley.
Arthington: questions before you book
We are in the converted stable block at Arthington Hall. Anything to know?
Tell us which unit you are in and how the van reaches your door from the hall drive. Converted listed buildings often have narrow doorways, so measure the widest item before booking.
Is the Coptic church the old parish church?
Yes. St Peter's, from 1864, became redundant and in 2007 was renamed St Mary and St Abanoub as a Coptic Orthodox church. It is a useful landmark at the eastern end of the village.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): LS21 1GF is in Adel & Wharfedale ward, Leeds, parish of Arthington
- Arthington (Wikipedia): linear village along the A659 from Pool to Harewood south of the Wharfe, civil parish population 532 (2011), Black Hill Road to a working quarry, Wharfedale pub to former St Peter's church (1864, Coptic since 2007), Arthington Hall, Bramhope Tunnel and Arthington Viaduct, station closed 1965
- Listed buildings in Arthington (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): 5 to 10 Arthington Lane, Crag View and Ivy Cottage, The Grange and its cold store, Arthington Hall (c. 1790, extended 1876 to 1878 by Alfred Waterhouse), stable block converted to residential use, Coptic church, Grade II
- Harewood, West Yorkshire (Wikipedia): the A659 joins the A61 outside the main entrance to Harewood House
- Arthington Viaduct (Wikipedia): built 1845 to 1849 by the Leeds and Thirsk Railway
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): Arthington Lane A659 (30 mph in the village, 60 mph outside), Black Hill Road (single lane), Arthington Village Hall, Arthington Hall, St Mary and St Abanoub