Moving in Chapel Hill (Kearby): what to know first
Chapel Hill is a tarmac lane, and the homes on it run from the Netherby end to the houses of Kearby at the top. Mill Lane, which meets it there, is unlit, and so is Kearby Cliff, which narrows to a single lane for part of the way down. There are no street lights to load by, so for a winter move an earlier start keeps the loading in daylight.
The best-known house nearby, Spring Close Farm, is two storeys and five bays of sandstone built around a 17th-century timber frame, with a two-storey porch. With a house that old, photos of the doorways and the stairs help us plan how the bigger pieces come out.
Chapel Hill (Kearby): the local picture
At the Kearby end, Chapel Hill meets Mill Lane, an unlit country lane, and Gill Lane, which heads north-east towards Clap Gate, while Pasture Lane goes off as a track. Bank Hill and Bodrum Hill rise close by, with Owl Head Wood and Carthick Wood near them.
Greenfield Hall is the nearest large named house, about half a kilometre off, and the listed house nearest the lane is Spring Close Farm, a 17th-century sandstone farmhouse with a timber-framed core and a two-storey porch. Kearby with Netherby is a small parish, with 204 residents at the 2011 census.
How the van gets to Chapel Hill (Kearby)
Chapel Hill is reached from Spring Lane. From Bradford the van follows the Leeds ring road to the A61, turns off along Swindon Lane and Spring Lane, and joins Chapel Hill at the Netherby end. The whole run from Bradford should be roughly 40 to 55 minutes on our estimate.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 40 to 55 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Man and van services near Chapel Hill (Kearby)
Each service below links to its Wetherby page, which covers how the job works in and around Wetherby.
House Removals
One- and two-bed homes moved with a driver and a Transit LWB van; bigger homes go in two loads.
Learn moreFlat & Apartment Removals
Lifts, stairs, loading bays and building paperwork planned before the van arrives.
Learn moreFurniture & Large Item Transport
Wardrobes, tables and bulky items moved from A to B without a full removals package.
Learn moreAppliance Delivery
Washing machines, fridges and cookers moved, secured and placed in your kitchen.
Learn moreMarketplace & eBay Collection
Bought it on Marketplace, eBay or Gumtree? We collect from the seller and bring it to you.
Learn moreStudent Removals
Halls, shared houses and home again, priced for a room's worth of belongings.
Learn moreEvery service we offer near Chapel Hill (Kearby)
All 11 services run to Chapel Hill (Kearby), each with its own page.
Common Chapel Hill (Kearby) routes
- Chapel Hill → WetherbyMill Lane up to Kirkby Lane and Clap Gate, then through Sicklinghall to Wetherby, about 5 miles
- Chapel Hill → HarrogateKearby Cliff, Kirkby Lane and Barrowby Lane to Follifoot Lane, then the A658 and A61, about 6.8 miles
- Chapel Hill → BradfordKearby Cliff down to Spring Lane, Swindon Lane to the A61, then Dunkeswick Lane and the A658
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Chapel Hill (Kearby)
A Chapel Hill in Lincolnshire shares the name. What keeps the van from heading the wrong way?
Give the LS22 postcode. This Chapel Hill is the hamlet and lane between Netherby and Kearby in North Yorkshire, at LS22 4BU and LS22 4BT; the Lincolnshire village has LN4 postcodes, and other places of the name are further afield.
Is Chapel Hill part of Netherby or Kearby?
Both, in a way. The lane links the two, it is all in Kearby with Netherby parish, and the houses at its eastern end are Kearby's. The postcodes LS22 4BU and LS22 4BT cover the homes along it.
Does the van come up from the river or down from Kirkby Lane?
From Bradford it comes up from the river side, by Spring Lane and Kearby Cliff. For a move to or from Wetherby or Sicklinghall it uses Kirkby Lane and Mill Lane at the top instead.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 1 October 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): LS22 4BU is in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith ward, parish of Kearby with Netherby, North Yorkshire
- postcodes.io reverse lookup at the OS Open Names point for Chapel Hill: LS22 4BU and LS22 4BT nearest, Kearby with Netherby parish, Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith ward
- OpenStreetMap map data extract around the point (checked 2026-09-30): Chapel Hill lane (way 4481079) running from near Netherby to Kearby, Kearby village node and residential area, Mill Lane (lit=no), Gill Lane, Pasture Lane (track), Bank Hill, Bodrum Hill, Owl Head Wood, Carthick Wood, River Wharfe (about 430 m), Greenfield Hall, Spring Lane
- Listed buildings in Kearby with Netherby (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List, re-read 2026-10-01): Spring Close Farm, 17th century, sandstone with a timber-framed core, two storeys and five bays, two-storey porch
- Kearby with Netherby (Wikipedia): population 204 at the 2011 census
- postcodes.io places search (OS Open Names): Chapel Hill hamlet, North Yorkshire, LS22; Chapel Hill village, Lincolnshire, LN4; others in Suffolk, Pembrokeshire and Aberdeenshire
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data (checked 2026-09-30): Bradford via the A6120 Leeds ring road, A61 Harrogate Road, Swindon Lane, Spring Lane, Chapel Hill
- OpenStreetMap place search (Nominatim, checked 2026-09-30): Clap Gate, Kearby with Netherby, Kearby, North Yorkshire, York and North Yorkshire, England, LS22 4BR
- OpenStreetMap map data around Chapel Hill (checked 2026-10-01): Chapel Hill (unclassified, asphalt), Mill Lane (unclassified, unlit), Kearby Cliff (tertiary and unclassified, unlit, one lane in part), Spring Lane, Gill Lane, Kearby (residential), about 46 buildings
- Driving route on OpenStreetMap road data, Chapel Hill to Wetherby: Chapel Hill, Mill Lane, Kirkby Lane, Clap Gate, Main Street (Sicklinghall), Wetherby Road, Sicklinghall Road, Linton Road, West Gate (A661), 5.0 miles
- Driving route on OpenStreetMap road data, Chapel Hill to Harrogate: Mill Lane, Kearby Cliff, Kirkby Lane, Barrowby Lane, Follifoot Lane, John Metcalf Way (A658), Leeds Road (A61), 6.8 miles
- Driving route on OpenStreetMap road data, Chapel Hill to Bradford: Kearby Cliff, Spring Lane, Swindon Lane, Harrogate Road (A61), Dunkeswick Lane, Harrogate Road (A658) through Pool