Summary
Crossflatts is a ribbon development in Airedale along the old route of the A650 road between Bingley and Keighley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.[1][2] The opening of the Aire Valley Trunk road in 2004 has seen a reduction of 51% of traffic through the village.[3]
| Crossflatts | |
|---|---|
 Keighley Road | |
  Crossflatts Location within West Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE103405 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BINGLEY |
| Postcode district | BD16 |
| Dialling code | 01274 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
It is served by Crossflatts railway station on the Airedale Line connecting Skipton with Bradford and Leeds.[4] This small village adjoins Bingley at the famous Five Rise Locks.
Crossflatts is home to a number of local businesses, including The Royal Hotel (pub), Ryshworth Social Club, Crossflatts Cricket Club,[5] Stuart Prices' butchers, as well as takeaway establishments, a chemist, a post office, a funeral parlour, a music shop and a church.[6]
Crossflatts is also the home of UK Asset Resolution Ltd (UKAR),[7] and Computershare,[8] responsible for administering all remaining old NRAM and Bradford & Bingley mortgages in the UK.
Sports clubs edit
Crossflatts has a crown green bowling club (Bingley Bowling Green Club Ltd, Slenningford) who play in the Worth Valley League and Aire-Wharfe League, two football clubs (Royal and Crossflatts) and a cricket club which plays in the Craven & District League.
Keighley Albion Juniors Rugby League club are based at Crossflatts Cricket Club.
Notable people edit
- Herman "Percy" Vear (1911–1983), professional boxer[9]
- Martin Whitcombe (1961), International Rugby Union player studied at Crossflatts Primary School
- Barry Watson (swimmer) (1939), Cross Channel swim record holder between 1964 & 1976, born and lives in Crossflatts[10][11]
References edit
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 104 Leeds & Bradford (Harrogate & Ilkley) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231654.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "POPE Five Years After Evaluation: A650 Bingley Relief Road" (PDF). Highways.gov. HM Gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Crossflatts". Metro Train Stations [sic]. WYPTE. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Crossflatts CC". crossflatts.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ St Aidan's
- ^ "Freedom of information". UKAR. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "What we do". UKAR. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Owners of Percy Vear's Real Ale House in Keighley to expand pub brand". Telegraph and Argus. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Barry Watson's Cross-Channel Hurry". Yorkshire Post. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "What's the best possible English Channel record?". Lone Swimmer. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
External links edit
- Crossflatts at Curlie