Wigglesworth

Wigglesworth is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 379.[1] It is on the road between Long Preston to the east, Clitheroe to the south and the small village of Rathmell lies just to the north. It is about 5 miles (8 km) south of Settle.

Wigglesworth

Main street with public house to the left
Wigglesworth
Location within North Yorkshire
Population379 (Including Halton West. 2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSD809569
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSkipton
Postcode districtBD23
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

Despite the small size of the village, it has a public house called the Plough Inn. Wigglesworth consists of a few small scattered houses and farmsteads. The heart of the village lies on the crossroads between Clitheroe, Rathmell and Long Preston.

A former Wesleyan chapel stands on the B6478 road in the western part of the settlement.[2]

References

  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wigglesworth parish (1170216790)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. Humphrey Bolton (9 August 2017). "The B6478 and the former Wesleyan chapel, Wigglesworth". Geograph Britain and Ireland.

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