Weeton, North Yorkshire

Infobox UK place
official_name= Weeton
country= England
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
population=
os_grid_reference= SE285466
latitude= 53.91477
longitude= -1.56760
post_town= LEEDS
postcode_area= LS
postcode_district= LS17
dial_code=
constituency_westminster=
shire_district= Harrogate
shire_county= North Yorkshire

Weeton is a village in North Yorkshire, England. Located between Otley and Harrogate it is close to the River Wharfe. Largely populated by commuters working in Leeds and Bradford, it is accessed from the A61 (Leeds-Harrogate road) or the A658 (Harrogate-Bradford road). Weeton railway station is not in Weeton, but is on the boundary with neighbouring Huby. Weeton has no pub, shop or post office. It is home to the Weeton Agricultural Show and Weeton and Huby Cricket Club.The village church is called St Barnabas and was built at the cost of the Earl of Harewood. The foundation stone was laid in 1851 by the Bishop of Ripon and construction was completed in 1852. The nearby parsonage was built in 1853. The first three vicars were the Rev. James Palmes, the Rev. T.H. Fearon and, from 1867, the Rev. Christopher Wybergh. [The History and Topology of Harrogate and Knaresborough Forest by William Grainge]

The village is the subject of a booklet by Joan Coombs. ["The Area of Benefit: a History of Huby and Weeton and nearby villages", by Joan Coombs, c1977.]

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External links

* [http://www.weetonshow.co.uk/ The Weeton Agricultural Show]