Crigglestone

Crigglestone is a village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is recorded as "Crigeston" (along with neighbouring "Orberie") in the Domesday Book. The civil parish had a population of 9,271 at the 2011 Census.[1] On 29 July 1941, an explosion occurred at the Crigglestone Colliery, killing 21 men.[2] The site of the colliery is now an industrial estate.

Crigglestone

High Street
Crigglestone
Location within West Yorkshire
Population9,271 (2011)
OS grid referenceSE316164
Civil parish
  • Crigglestone
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWAKEFIELD
Postcode districtWF4
Dialling code01924
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

This area has two Anglican churches: the Church of St James, Chapelthorpe, and the Church of St John the Divine, Calder Grove.[3][4]

Crigglestone once had two railway stations, both of which are now closed. Crigglestone West was on the line between Sheffield and Leeds via Wakefield, Crigglestone East on the closed and lifted line between Thornhill and Royston Junction. It is situated about 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Wakefield, and 10 miles (16 km) north of Barnsley.

See also

References
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. Taylor, Fionn. "Crigglestone Pit Disaster 29th July 1941". www.healeyhero.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. The Church of England: A church near you, St James, Chapelthorpe Retrieved 23 April 2014
  4. The Church of England: A church near you, St John the Divine, Calder Grove Archived 19 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 April 2014



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