Leathley
Leathley
Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
Leathley is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, the parish includes the townships of both Castley and Leathley.[1] It is near the border with West Yorkshire and the River Wharfe, 1 mile north-east of Otley. The B6161 runs through the village, connecting Leathley with Killinghall in the North and Pool-in-Wharfedale in the south.
According to the 2011 census Leathley had a population of 181 people.[2]
In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Leathley as:
- a village, a township, and a parish in Otley district, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on an affluent of the river Wharfe, 3 miles NW of Arthing. ton r. station, and 3 NE of Otley; and is. a picturesque place.[3]
Later in the 1880s Leathley was described by John Bartholomew as:
- 3 miles NE. of Otley – par., 2089 ac., pop. 237; township, 1565 ac., pop. 150; contains the seat of Leathley Hall[4]
The name Leathley originates from the old English meaning 'slope wood/clearing' referring to the rural nature of the landscape.[5]