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'''Wetherby''' is a market town and civil parish in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England. It lies 12 miles north-east of [[Leeds]] city centre, 12 miles west of [[York]], 8 miles south of [[Harrogate]] and 45 miles south-west of [[Teesside]]. As of 2021, the town has a population of just under 12,000. For the purposes of local government, it is administered by [[Leeds City Council]].

'''Wetherby''' is a market town and civil parish in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England. It lies 12 miles north-east of [[Leeds]] city centre, 12 miles west of [[York]], 8 miles south of [[Harrogate]] and 45 miles south-west of [[Teesside]]. As of 2021, the town has a population of just under 12,000. For the purposes of local government, it is administered by [[Leeds City Council]].

As with many place-names in Yorkshire, ''Wetherby'' has [[Old Norse]] roots, the word ''-by'' meaning a Norse farm, owing to its origins as part of the Danelaw in the 9th and 10th centuries.<ref>[https://englandsnortheast.co.uk/viking-age-northumbria/ England's North East - Viking Age Northumbria]</ref>

As with many place-names in Yorkshire, ''Wetherby'' has [[Old Norse]] roots, the word ''-by'' meaning a Norse farm, owing to its origins as part of the Danelaw in the 9th and 10th centuries.<ref>[https://englandsnortheast.co.uk/viking-age-northumbria/ England's North East - Viking Age Northumbria]</ref> By the late 13th century, Wetherby was among the lands in Yorkshire granted to the [[Knights Templar]].

Wetherby Bridge spans the [[River Wharfe]] as it passes though the town and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Wetherby is located on the [[Great North Road]] between [[London]] and [[Edinburgh]], roughly marking the halfway point between those two capital cities.

Wetherby Bridge spans the [[River Wharfe]] as it passes though the town and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Wetherby is located on the [[Great North Road]] between [[London]] and [[Edinburgh]], roughly marking the halfway point between those two capital cities.