Crossflatts

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Coordinates: 53°51′40″N 1°50′42″W / 53.861°N 1.845°W / 53.861; -1.845
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53°51′40″N 1°50′42″W / 53.861°N 1.845°W / 53.861; -1.845

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]

It is served by

Airedale Line connecting Skipton with Bradford and Leeds.[4] This small village adjoins Bingley at the famous Five Rise Locks
.

St. Aidan's church

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

NRAM and Bradford & Bingley
mortgages in the UK.

Sports clubs

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

References

  1. ISBN 9780319231654
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  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Crossflatts". Metro Train Stations [sic]. WYPTE. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Crossflatts CC". crossflatts.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. ^ St Aidan's
  7. ^ "Freedom of information". UKAR. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  8. ^ "What we do". UKAR. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Owners of Percy Vear's Real Ale House in Keighley to expand pub brand". Telegraph and Argus. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Barry Watson's Cross-Channel Hurry". Yorkshire Post. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  11. ^ "What's the best possible English Channel record?". Lone Swimmer. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

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