Collingham, West Yorkshire
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 St Oswald's Church |
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 Collingham
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| Collingham shown within West Yorkshire | |
| Population | 2,991 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SE3845 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WETHERBY |
| Postcode district | LS22 |
| Dialling code | 01937 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
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Collingham is a village and civil parish 2 miles (3 km) south east of Wetherby in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 2,991. The clergyman, the Reverend William Mompesson was born there in 1639.
The River Wharfe runs through the village towards Wetherby, as does the main A58 trans-Pennine road. The A659 passes through the village. The River Wharfe is dangerous at Collingham due to undercurrents, which are prevalent around Linton Bridge and the former viaduct. Collingham Beck burst its banks in 2007, causing extensive flooding.
The village has a Public house the Half Moon Inn, where Oliver Cromwell is said to have spent the night after the Battle of Marston Moor. There is a Post Office, shops and service businesses, a sports centre and a primary school. The village church is St Oswald.
Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Primary School, is located off the Harewood Road opposite the cricket pitch.
Wetherby golf course extends all the way to the river at Collingham.
The village is at the junction of the A58 and A659 roads. It is separated from Linton to the north by the River Wharfe and linked to it via Linton Bridge. Wetherby to the north east is accessed via Linton or the A58 road from Leeds. The A659 road to Harewood crosses the Collingham Beck, a tributary of the Wharfe, over the listed Collingham Bridge. To the east is access to the A1(M) motorway and Boston Spa.
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