Burley-in-Wharfedale

Burley-in-Wharfedale is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire. The River Wharfe runs through the centre and shapes the layout of streets and open land. The built area includes older stone terraces, Victorian houses and later housing estates clustered around a compact high street. Local institutions include primary schools, churches and community buildings that sit close to the river and to small commercial parades.

The village is served by Burley-in-Wharfedale railway station on the Wharfedale Line, providing regular local rail links. Riverside paths and a series of floodplain meadows form a continuous green corridor used for walking and informal sport; the meadows regularly hold water in winter and are crossed by public footpaths. Day-to-day life revolves around shops, cafés, pubs and sports clubs, with the parish council and local groups organising community events and managing riverside conservation work. The presence of the river at the village heart means the landscape and routes are defined by its course.