East Keswick: what to know before moving day
The name started as a farm that specialised in cheese, recorded as Chesinc in the Domesday Book; East was added later to tell it apart from places such as nearby Dunkeswick. Main Street is the heart of the village, with Whitegate, Moor Lane, Crabtree Lane and School Lane leading off it, and closes such as Keswick Grange, St Marys Garth and The Paddock. The Old Star, a Grade II listed pub, and the Duke of Wellington are the two pubs, and there is a butcher, a village hall, St Mary Magdalene's Church and a Methodist church.
The village has its own Wildlife Trust, which looks after land around it, and the map shows nature reserves such as Beevers Meadow, Elliker Woods and East Keswick Marsh. The old Travellers' Rest pub just outside the village is now a children's nursery. The village school closed in 1990, so primary children go to Bardsey. In a conservation area, check before the day where the van can stand without blocking a lane.
How the van gets to East Keswick
From Bradford the van crosses north Leeds and takes the A58 towards Wetherby as far as Bardsey, then Keswick Lane north into East Keswick. Wike Lane comes in from the Wike side, and Main Street and Whitegate carry the van through the village.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 35 to 45 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for East Keswick
Each service below links to its Wetherby page, which covers how the job works in and around Wetherby.
East Keswick: questions before you book
Why is the village called East Keswick?
Keswick meant a farm specialising in cheese. East was added by the 12th century, in forms such as Estkeswyck, to tell it apart from other Keswicks such as Dunkeswick nearby. Include LS17 in a satnav search.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): LS17 9EW is in Harewood ward, parish of East Keswick, Leeds
- East Keswick (Wikipedia): village and civil parish four miles south-west of Wetherby, 1,146 people in 2011, name from cheese farm, Chesinc in Domesday, East added to distinguish from other Keswicks such as Dunkeswick, two churches, butcher, village hall, the Old Star (Grade II) and Duke of Wellington, Travellers' Rest now a nursery, school closed 1990 with the nearest in Bardsey, conservation area surrounded by farmland, own Wildlife Trust
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): Main Street, Whitegate, Moor Lane, Crabtree Lane, School Lane, Keswick Lane, Wike Lane, Keswick Grange, St Marys Garth, The Paddock, St Mary Magdalene, Methodist church, The Old Star, Duke of Wellington, Beevers Meadow, Elliker Woods, East Keswick Marsh
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): the A58 Wetherby Road and Keswick Lane in Bardsey