Grange Moor
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![]() ![]() Grange Moor Location within West Yorkshire | |
Area | 0.3400 km2 (0.1313 sq mi) |
Population | 1,101 (2019 estimate) |
• Density | 3,238/km2 (8,390/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SE2216 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Grange Moor is a village in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. The village is situated between Huddersfield (6 miles (10 km) away) and Wakefield (9 miles (14 km) away). In 2019 it had an estimated population of 1101.[1]
The village is represented on Kirkburton parish council and is in the Kirkburton ward of Kirklees Council.[2]
Grange Moor is situated on moorland with the same name and is to the north of a road junction on the A642, A637 and B6118 roads (known as Grange Moor Crossroads). Shuttle Eye Colliery was situated near the crossroads, its site now occupied by warehousing.
The church is dedicated to St Bartholomew.[3] The village school, Grange Moor Primary School, has places for 120 children.[4] The village is policed by the West Yorkshire Police.[5]
Grange Moor Brass Band was formed 1854, and has had a band room in the village since 1937.
Transport[]
Arriva Yorkshire and Yorkshire Tiger operate bus services towards Huddersfield (services 231 and 242) and Dewsbury (service 230/A)
References[]
- ^ "Grange Moor". City Population De. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Kirkburton Parish Council, Kirkburton Parish Council, retrieved 12 November 2010
- ^ St Bartholomew's Church, Grange Moor, GenUKI, retrieved 12 November 2010
- ^ Grange Moor Primary School, Kirklees Council, archived from the original on 19 July 2011, retrieved 12 November 2010
- ^ Welcome to the Emley, Flockton, Grange Moor Neighbourhood page, West Yorkshire Police, archived from the original on 17 July 2011, retrieved 12 November 2010
External links[]
- Villages in West Yorkshire
- Kirkburton
- West Yorkshire geography stubs