Bolton Percy: what to know before moving day
Main Street runs through the village, with Oxton Lane, Old Road, Marsh Lane, Station Road, School Lane and Church Lane, and small closes such as Fairfax Close, Glebe Close, Rectory Close and Low Farm Close. All Saints' Church was built in the 15th century by Thomas Parker and holds memorials to the Fairfax family. The village has a hall, the Crown Inn, a tea room and a cricket club.
The Old Rectory, a William and Mary house of 1698 once lived in by the Archdeacon of York and later the Bishop of Selby, is Grade II listed and now a private home, and its gatehouse is Grade II*. The Bolton Percy hoard of ninth-century Northumbrian coins came from the parish. The parish council also covers Colton and Steeton.
How the van gets to Bolton Percy
Bolton Percy lies on the road between Tadcaster and Appleton Roebuck, west of the East Coast Main Line. From Bradford one approach is by Leeds and the A64 to Tadcaster and then east along the lanes, estimated at roughly 50 to 60 minutes for the whole drive. The station on the Dearne Valley line closed in 1965, so there is no rail option here.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 50 to 60 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Bolton Percy
Each service below links to its Wetherby page, which covers how the job works in and around Wetherby.
Bolton Percy: questions before you book
Why is the Bolton Percy postcode a York one?
Postcode districts follow Royal Mail delivery areas rather than council lines, so the address uses YO23 (for example YO23 7AX), but the village is in the Appleton Roebuck and Church Fenton ward of North Yorkshire Council and the Wetherby and Easingwold constituency.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- YO23 7AX: Bolton Percy parish, Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton ward, Wetherby and Easingwold constituency
- Bolton Percy: village and civil parish about 4 miles east of Tadcaster, 304 people in 2011, Bolton Percy hoard, Percy and Fairfax families, Old Rectory Grade II 1698 (Archdeacon of York, Bishop of Selby), gatehouse Grade II*, station closed 1965, on the road between Appleton Roebuck and Tadcaster west of the East Coast line, parish council covers Colton and Steeton, village hall, pub, cricket club, All Saints 15th century by Thomas Parker
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): Main Street, Oxton Lane, Old Road, Marsh Lane, Station Road, School Lane, Church Lane, Fairfax Close, Glebe Close, Rectory Close, Low Farm Close, All Saints Church, Crown Inn, D'Oyly's Tea Rooms, cricket club