Potterton, West Yorkshire

Potterton is a hamlet 1 mile (1.5 km) north of Barwick-in-Elmet in City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.[1] The hamlet falls within the Harewood ward of the Leeds Metropolitan Council.[2] The hamlet is just south of the A64 road and so has access to junction 44 of the A1(M) motorway 2.5 miles (4 km) away with Leeds being only 7 miles (11 km) to the west.[3]

Potterton

West wing of Potterton Hall
Potterton
Potterton
Location within West Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE402388
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEEDS
Postcode districtLS14/LS15
Dialling code0113
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

The hamlet is described in the Domesday Book as being part of the Skyrack Wapentake and belonging to Earl Edwin.[4] The name itself is said to derive from 'Pottere Tun', meaning 'The Potter's farmstead'.[5][6]

The west wing of Potterton Hall was declared a Grade II* listed building in 1982.[7]

South of Potterton lies the deserted medieval village of Potterton which includes many earthworks and a Holloway. The area is scheduled as an ancient monument.[8]

References
  1. "289" (Map). Leeds. 1;25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319244869.
  2. "Harewood Ward" (PDF). leeds.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. "Architectural gem that combines the best of old and new". The Yorkshire Post. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  4. Potterton in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  5. "Barwick in Elmet and Scholes village design statement 2012" (PDF). barwickandscholespc.com. p. 15. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  6. Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 372. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  7. Historic England. "West Wing, Potterton Hall (1065985)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  8. Historic England. "Deserted medieval village of Potterton (1005780)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 October 2017.


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