Walton (Wetherby): what to know before moving day
The parish had 225 people at the 2011 census, and the village is a handful of lanes: Main Street, Smiddy Hill, School Lane and Croft Lane, with Farm Close off the middle. It has one pub, the Fox and Hounds, a small church, St Peter's, and a village hall. The eight-storey British Library buildings on the trading estate overlook it from the south-west.
South of the old centre, towards the estate, the map shows newer closes: Rudgate Park, Rudgate Green, Northfields, Walton Chase and Woodland Drive. Part of the trading estate itself is in Walton parish, with its numbered streets such as Street 5 and lettered avenues such as Avenue A, so an estate address can carry a Walton parish name. Wighill Lane runs east out of the village and Hall Park Road goes north.
How the van gets to Walton (Wetherby)
The way in from Wetherby is Walton Road, which becomes Wetherby Road as it reaches the village; it has speed cameras between the town and the village. From Bradford the van comes out through Pool-in-Wharfedale on the A658, then Harewood and Collingham on the A659, and round Wetherby to Walton Road, roughly 45 to 60 minutes in all.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 45 to 60 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Walton (Wetherby)
Each service below links to its Wetherby page, which covers how the job works in and around Wetherby.
Walton (Wetherby): questions before you book
There are several Waltons in Yorkshire. Which one is this?
The village in the City of Leeds, east of Wetherby, postcode district LS23, beside Thorp Arch. Give the full postcode when you ask for a price so the van is not sent to a different Walton.
Did Walton ever have a station?
No. The Harrogate to Church Fenton line passed through until it was dismantled in the 1960s, but the nearest station was at Thorp Arch. Moves here are road jobs.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): LS23 7ED is in Wetherby ward, Leeds, parish of Walton
- Walton, Leeds (Wikipedia): village and civil parish 2 miles east of Wetherby next to Thorp Arch and the trading estate, population 225 (2011), one pub, small church, overlooked by the eight-storey British Library buildings, speed cameras on Walton Road, no station (nearest at Thorp Arch), line dismantled in the 1960s
- Thorp Arch Trading Estate (Wikipedia): in the parishes of Thorp Arch and Walton; numbered streets and lettered avenues
- A658 road (Wikipedia): Bradford to Pool-in-Wharfedale
- OpenStreetMap way record and the streets mapped around it (checked 2026-09-28): Main Street, Smiddy Hill, School Lane, Croft Lane, Farm Close, Wetherby Road, Wighill Lane, Hall Park Road, Rudgate Park, Rudgate Green, Northfields, Walton Chase, Woodland Drive, Street 5, Avenue A, Fox & Hounds, St Peter, Walton Village Hall