Listed buildings in Crofton, West Yorkshire

Crofton is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The parish contains ten listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Crofton and the surrounding countryside. The listed buildings include a church and structures in the churchyard, including a mausoleum, houses and cottages, a public house, a farmhouse and farm buildings, and a set of stocks.

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Name and location	Photograph	Date	Notes	Grade
All Saints Church 53°39′30″N 1°25′47″W / 53.65831°N 1.42971°W / 53.65831; -1.42971 (All Saints Church)		c. 1300	The tower is the oldest part of the church, with most of the rest dating from about 1430. It was moulded parapet, and at the tops of the buttresses are gargoyles.[2][3]	II*
Grave slab and sarcophagus 53°39′30″N 1°25′48″W / 53.65825°N 1.42991°W / 53.65825; -1.42991 (Grave slab and sarcophagus)		Medieval (possible)	The sarcophagus and grave slab are in the churchyard of All Saints Church; the sarcophagus is the older, with the grave slab dating from about 1743. The sarcophagus is cut from a single piece of stone, tapering to the foot, broadening at the shoulders, and narrowing to the head, with an inner recess for the head. The grave slab is carved with an inscription and winged heads.[4]	II
51–59 High Street 53°39′21″N 1°25′40″W / 53.65577°N 1.42771°W / 53.65577; -1.42771 (51–59 High Street)	—	Late 17th century	A row of five cottages, originating with a lintels.[5]	II
Bedford Farmhouse 53°39′13″N 1°25′31″W / 53.65372°N 1.42522°W / 53.65372; -1.42522 (Bedford Farmhouse)	—	1677	The house is in stone, with lintel carved with two shields, one with the date, and the other with a coat of arms. To the right is an inserted doorway with monolithic jambs.[2][6]	II
Former Lord of the Manor public house 53°39′10″N 1°25′18″W / 53.65283°N 1.42156°W / 53.65283; -1.42156 (Former Lord of the Manor public house)		c. 1700	A house, later a public house, the rear wing was added in the 19th century. The main part is in lintel. In the flanking bays are mullioned windows with some mullions removed, and the upper floor and rear wing contain sash windows.[7]	II
Ivy house, cottage and outbuildings 53°40′05″N 1°28′13″W / 53.66809°N 1.47027°W / 53.66809; -1.47027 (Ivy house and outbuildings)	—	Early 18th century	The house dates from about 1793, the cottage is earlier, and a mill and a blacksmith's workshop were added in the 19th century. The house and cottage are in stone with stone slate roofs. The house has two storeys and four bays, and contains casement windows, and the cottage has one storey, two bays, and a sliding sash window. The mill and workshop are in brick, the mill with a roof of stone slate and pantile ridge courses; it has three storeys and two bays, and contains a central loading bay. The workshop has a roof of pantiles and asbestos sheet, it contains sash windows, and inside is a forge.[8]	II
Grave slab memorial 53°39′30″N 1°25′48″W / 53.65825°N 1.43005°W / 53.65825; -1.43005 (Grave slab memorial)	—	c. 1733	The grave slab is in the churchyard of All Saints Church, and is to the memory of Anne Ingham. It is in stone and has a top carved with an initial letter and winged heads in the spandrels.[9]	II
Stocks 53°39′29″N 1°25′48″W / 53.65817°N 1.43010°W / 53.65817; -1.43010 (Stocks)		1759	The stocks are near the entrance to the churchyard to All Saints Church. They consist of two monoliths with grooves for wooden keepers on a stone base, with four recesses for arms and legs.[10]	II
Oakenshaw Grange 53°39′57″N 1°27′23″W / 53.66571°N 1.45630°W / 53.66571; -1.45630 (Oakenshaw Grange)	—	Late 18th century	A house, at one time a hotel, it was extended to the rear in the 19th century. The main part of the house is in stone, with red-brown brick at the rear, and a quoin pilasters, a semicircular arch with imposts and a dropped keystone, and a triangular pediment, and the doorway has monolithic jambs. The windows on the front are sashes, and on the left return is a two-storey canted bay window.[11]	II
Wilson Mausoleum 53°39′30″N 1°25′45″W / 53.65847°N 1.42908°W / 53.65847; -1.42908 (Wilson Mausoleum)		1912	The moulded round arches on Doric columns of polished granite. The east front is approached by three steps, and in the centre is a cartouche. Between the arches are ornate cast iron railings. On the top is a dome with four moulded stone ribs and roof panels of polished granite, and it is surmounted by an urn finial. Inside, there is a marble statue depicting a kneeling angel, and three marble tomb slabs.[2][12]	II

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