Micklethwaite, Wetherby

Micklethwaite is an area of Wetherby, on the south bank of the River Wharfe, in the Leeds district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It was once a separate village but has been incorporated into Wetherby. In 2004 150 houses were constructed on Micklethwaite Farm. It is the location of Wetherby's police station, the former magistrates' court, the leisure centre, Wetherby Athletic Football Club and a Mercure Hotel.

Micklethwaite (left) sits opposite Wetherby Town Centre (right) connected by Wetherby Bridge (centre).

Micklethwaite
The A58 roundabout in Micklethwaite looking towards the Ramada Jarvis Hotel
Micklethwaite Location within West Yorkshire
Civil parish	Wetherby
Metropolitan borough	Leeds
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.925°N 1.387°W / 53.925; -1.387

Micklethwaite had a public house, the Drover Inn which is now a private residence. With the advent of the railway, cattle were no longer driven over the bridge and the pub changed its name to the Spotted Ox. A barracks was built in 1825 to house the Yorkshire Hussars in case of civil disturbances anticipated in Leeds at the time of the Chartists.^[1]

Micklethwaite is considered an upmarket area. Any part of Wetherby south of the River Wharfe is Micklethwaite.

History

Micklethwaite was formerly a township in the parish of Collingham,^[2] in 1866 Micklethwaite became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Wetherby.^[3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 86.^[4]

People

Karen Drury, best known for her role as Susannah Morrisey in Channel 4 soap, Brookside grew up in Micklethwaite.