Human settlement in England
| Crossflatts | |
|---|---|
 Keighley Road | |
  CrossflattsLocation 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 | |
| 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. The opening of the Aire Valley Trunk road in 2004 has seen a reduction of 51% of traffic through the village.
It is served by Crossflatts railway station on the Airedale Line connecting Skipton with Bradford and Leeds. 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, Stuart Prices' butchers, as well as takeaway establishments, a chemist, a post office, a funeral parlour, a music shop and a church.
Crossflatts is also the home of UK Asset Resolution Ltd (UKAR), and Computershare, responsible for administering all remaining old 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
- Herman "Percy" Vear (1911–1983), professional boxer
- 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
References
- 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 . 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.
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