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Scarcroft is a village and civil parish Template:Convert north east of Leeds city centre in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. The village lies on the main A58 road between Leeds and Wetherby. It had a population of 1,153<ref>Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Leeds Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 9 September 2009</ref> increasing to 1,194 at the 2011 Census.<ref name="Nomis">Template:NOMIS2011</ref>
The village of Bardsey is further Template:Convert eastwards on the A58 towards Wetherby.
The Scarcroft Watermill was built in 1810 to grind corn.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
There is one pub in Scarcroft, the New Inn, established in 1852.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was at one time called The Bracken Fox but reverted to its former name in 2011.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The village's shop and post office have closed. The closest local shops are in Bardsey, Shadwell and Whinmoor. The closest supermarkets are Tesco in Seacroft and Morrisons in Wetherby.
Scarcroft is also renowned for having among the most expensive streets in Leeds: Bracken Park, recently revealed as the most expensive and Ling Lane, regularly appearing in top ten lists.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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- Scarcroft Parish Council website
- BBC Leeds - Where I Live - Scarcroft mini guide
- The Ancient Parish of Thorner at GENUKI: Scarcroft was in this parish