Stapleton, Selby

Stapleton is a village in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Womersley. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) south-east from the towns of Pontefract and Knottingley.

Stapleton
View by Grimshaw 1877 in what is still a rural area
Stapleton is located in North Yorkshire
Stapleton
Stapleton
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE513196
 London155 mi (249 km) SSE
Civil parish
  • Stapleton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPONTEFRACT
Postcode districtWF8
Dialling code01977
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Stapleton Park was the subject of a well-known painting of the Victorian era by John Atkinson Grimshaw.

Stapleton is home to the Stapleton Colony of the Brotherhood Church.[1]

References

  1. "Brotherhood Church", Diggers and Dreamers. Retrieved 18 December 2013


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