Situated in West Yorkshire, the villages of Barwick in Elmet & Scholes lie in a green belt area to the east of Leeds. Around 4,000 parishioners live in the two wards of Barwick in Elmet and Scholes which comprise a little over 2,000 residential properties, a small area of light industrial buildings with the remaining land used for farming.

The community is well served by two primary schools, a number of churches, small shops and businesses, as well as sports clubs and associations. Public transport systems link the villages with the city of Leeds and within a few miles of the parish boundaries one can join the motorway network.

We hope you find the website informative and helpful and will allow the residents of the parish to communicate better with the Parish Council. Together, we can raise our quality of life so please get involved in forming the future of the community and protect what is best about living in our parish.

Please click here to view the new Barwick in Elmet Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan.  This is curently issued for consultation and a publlic meeting is being held from 6.30pm on Thursday 28 January 2010 at the John Rylie Centre, Elmwood Lane, Barwick in Elmet.  Information on how to comment on the appraisal can be found by clicking here.and referring to page 2.

See the Freedom of Information page for the minutes from previous council meetings and the agenda for the forthcoming meeting.