Moving in Kearby: what to know first
Kearby is very thinly built: fewer than ten buildings around Clap Gate and Kearby Town End, most of them at Cherry Tree Farm and Rookfields Farm. Kirkby Lane and Clap Gate are the through road, and Mill Lane and Gill Lane are unlit country lanes off them. North Lane is a bridleway, not a road, so a house reached only that way means a carry from the lane.
The hamlet sits on the high ground above the Wharfe, with a viewpoint at Cliff Top, and Kearby Cliff runs down from it to Netherby and the river. For a farmhouse, say whether there is a yard the van can turn in, and whether any of the furniture is coming out of a barn or outbuilding rather than the house.
Kearby: the local picture
The name is old. The Domesday Book of 1086 records Kearby as Cherebi, a name probably taken from Kærer, an Old Danish personal name, and Barrowby, in the same parish, as Berghebi, the farmstead on the hill. Around 1162 William de Percy II confirmed land at Barrowby to the Cistercian monks of Sawley Abbey, who ran a grange there.
On the ground Kearby is farms and a few houses. Cherry Tree Farm and Rookfields Farm are close to Clap Gate, Kearby Methodist Church stands about 600 metres west, and Anaker Beck passes under Anaker Bridge. Cliff Top has a viewpoint over mid-Wharfedale.
How the van gets to Kearby
From Bradford the van goes round the Leeds ring road to the A61 Harrogate Road, then east along Swindon Lane and Spring Lane, climbing Kearby Cliff to Kirkby Lane near Clap Gate. The trip is put at roughly 40 to 55 minutes. Kirkby Lane carries on east towards Sicklinghall and Wetherby.
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 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 Kearby
All 11 services run to Kearby, each with its own page.
Common Kearby routes
- Kearby → WetherbyGill Lane and Clap Gate to Kirkby Lane, then through Sicklinghall into Wetherby, about 4.3 miles
- Kearby → HarrogateKirkby Lane, Barrowby Lane and Follifoot Lane to the A658, then the A61 into town, about 6.7 miles
- Kearby → Bradforddown Kearby Cliff to Spring Lane and Swindon Lane, the A61, then Dunkeswick Lane to the A658
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Kearby
Kearby, Kearby Town End or Clap Gate: which name should go on the booking?
Whichever is on your address, together with the postcode. All three are named places within a few hundred metres of each other in Kearby with Netherby parish; LS22 4BR sits by Clap Gate, and LS22 4BS covers homes a little further along.
Can the van use North Lane at Kearby?
No. North Lane is a bridleway, open to walkers and riders rather than traffic, so the van stays on Kirkby Lane, Gill Lane or Mill Lane and anything for a house on the bridleway is carried.
How do you get from Kearby to Harrogate without going through Wetherby?
North on Kirkby Lane to Barrowby Lane, then Follifoot Lane to the A658 and the A61 into Harrogate, about 6.7 miles. Wetherby is the other way, east through Sicklinghall.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 1 October 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): LS22 4BR 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 Kearby: LS22 4BR (about 40 m) and LS22 4BS (about 315 m), Kearby with Netherby parish; LS22 4BP, Sicklinghall parish
- OpenStreetMap map data extract around the point (checked 2026-09-30): Gill Lane, Clap Gate hamlet node and road, Kirkby Lane, Cherry Tree Farm, Rookfields Farm, Anaker Beck, Anaker Bridge, Kearby Town End locality, Kearby Cliff, Cliff Top, mid-Wharfedale panorama viewpoint, Kearby Methodist Church (way 798809512), Owl Head Wood
- Kearby with Netherby (Wikipedia): parish includes Barrowby, Netherby and Kearby Town End; Kearby in Domesday as Cherebi, probably from Kærer, an Old Danish personal name; Barrowby as Berghebi, farmstead on the hill; around 1162 William de Percy II confirmed grants at Barrowby to the Cistercian monks of Sawley Abbey, who developed a grange
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data (checked 2026-09-30): Bradford via the A6120 Leeds ring road, A61 Harrogate Road, Swindon Lane, Spring Lane, Kearby Cliff, Kirkby Lane
- OpenStreetMap map data around Kearby (checked 2026-10-01): Kirkby Lane, Clap Gate and Anaker Bridge (tertiary), Kearby Cliff (tertiary, unlit), Mill Lane (unlit), Gill Lane, North Lane (bridleway), 9 buildings, Cherry Tree Farm, Rookfields Farm, Clap Gate, Kearby Town End, Cliff Top
- Driving route on OpenStreetMap road data, Kearby to Wetherby: Gill Lane, Clap Gate, Kirkby Lane, Main Street (Sicklinghall), Wetherby Road, Sicklinghall Road, Linton Road, West Gate (A661), 4.3 miles
- Driving route on OpenStreetMap road data, Kearby to Harrogate: Gill Lane, Kirkby Lane, Barrowby Lane, Follifoot Lane, John Metcalf Way (A658), Leeds Road (A61), 6.7 miles
- Driving route on OpenStreetMap road data, Kearby to Bradford: Kirkby Lane, Kearby Cliff, Spring Lane, Swindon Lane, Harrogate Road (A61), Dunkeswick Lane, Harrogate Road (A658) through Pool