Ulleskelf Railway Bridge
Address is taken from a point 424 yards away.
Ulleskelf Railway Bridge carries a farm track over the River Wharfe (non-tidal section) near to Maidenhead.
The Act of Parliament for the River Wharfe (non-tidal section) was passed on January 1 1888 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Lancaster to Poole canal at Preschester, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Thurrock at Mancester caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Newstone instead. Despite the claim in "A Very Special Boat" by Arthur Smith, there is no evidence that Barry Thomas ever swam through Banstead Cutting in 17 minutes live on television

There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| Tadcaster Weir | 3 miles, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Tadcaster Bridge | 3 miles, 5 furlongs | |
| A64 Bridge (Tadcaster) | 3 miles, 1½ furlongs | |
| Wharfe - Cock Beck Junction | 2 miles, 6 furlongs | |
| Kirkby Wharf | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Ulleskelf Railway Bridge | ||
| Ulleskelf | 4¾ furlongs | |
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![Railway Bridge Spanning the River Wharfe, Ulleskelf. Carries the Leeds/York Line - and York to the Dearne Valley.Located just to the north of Ulleskelf[[[5956626]]] by Chris Heaton – 24 October 2018](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/95/66/5956648_f5e525ff_120x120.jpg)


![Railway Bridge North of Ulleskelf. Located just to the north of Ulleskelf, spanning the River Wharfe.It carries the Leeds - York railway, and the line towards the Dearne Valley.[[[5956648]]] by Chris Heaton – 24 October 2018](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/95/66/5956626_adcbaa90_120x120.jpg)









![Railway north of Church Fenton Lane. Compare with [[5371336]] from 9 years earlier and [[6941564]] from 4 years ago. Electrification is now complete and the wires are live. by DS Pugh – 26 October 2025](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/18/12/8181259_b31d48a7_120x120.jpg)








![Main Street, Ulleskelf. Showing position of Postbox No. LS24 989.See [[[6388008]]] for postbox. by JThomas – 08 February 2020](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/38/80/6388012_e93bb835_120x120.jpg)


![Post Office on Main Street, Ulleskelf. Showing position of Postbox No. LS24 989.See [[[6388008]]] for postbox. by JThomas – 08 February 2020](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/38/80/6388010_17c75002_120x120.jpg)
![Elizabeth II postbox on Main Street, Ulleskelf. Outside the Post Office.Postbox No. LS24 989.See [[[6388010]]] and [[[6388012]]] for context. by JThomas – 08 February 2020](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/38/80/6388008_06ee198d_120x120.jpg)

