Wetherby is a market town and civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is close to West Yorkshire county's border with North Yorkshire, and lies approximately 12 miles from Leeds City Centre, 12 mi (19 km) from York and 8 mi (13 km) from Harrogate. The town stands on the River Wharfe, and for centuries has been a crossing place and staging post on the Great North Road midway between London and Edinburgh.
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Image: Wetherby Bridge
Image: Market Place, Wetherby (24th August 2019) 001
Image: Wetherby Town Hall 001
Leeds, also known as the City of Leeds, is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire, England. The metropolitan borough includes the administrative centre of Leeds and the towns of Farsley, Garforth, Guiseley, Horsforth, Morley, Otley, Pudsey, Rothwell, Wetherby and Yeadon. It has a population of 822,483 (2022), making it technically the second largest city in England by population behind Birmingham, since London is not a single local government entity. Local governance sits with Leeds City Council and the city's 32 Parish Councils.
Image: Harewood House, Harewood, Leeds geograph.org.uk 5869777
Image: Wetherby Town Hall (11th June 2021)
Image: Otley Market Place clock 7 August 2017
Image: Morley Town Hall, Queen Street (geograph 6368393)
