Stapleton, Selby Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Stapleton
Coordinates:53.6706°N -1.2243°W
Civil Parish:Stapleton
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Selby and Ainsty
Post Town:PONTEFRACT
Postcode District:WF8
Postcode Area:WF
Dial Code:01977
Os Grid Reference:SE513196
London Distance Mi:155
London Direction:SSE
Static Image Name:John atkinson grimshaw stapleton park near pontefract102356).jpg
Static Image Caption:View by Grimshaw 1877 in what is still a rural area
Population:59
Population Ref:(2001 census)

Stapleton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 59. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Womersley. It is situated approximately 3miles south-east from the towns of Pontefract and Knottingley. From 1974 to 2023 it was in Selby district.

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.diggersanddreamers.org.uk/index.php?fld=initial&val=B&one=dat&two=det&sel=brothood "Brotherhood Church"