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OS grid reference
  
SE103405

Country
  
England

Post town
  
BINGLEY

Local time
  
Saturday 11:42 PM

Metropolitan borough
  
City of Bradford

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Metropolitan county
  
West Yorkshire

Dialling code
  
01274

Crossflatts

Region
  
Yorkshire and the Humber

Weather
  
6°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 88% Humidity

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.

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Map of Crossflatts, Bingley, UK

It is served by Crossflatts railway station on the Skipton to Bradford/Leeds line. This small village adjoins Bingley at the famous Five Rise Locks.

Crossflatts is home to a number of local businesses, including The Royal (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 (St Aidan's).

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 Bradford Central 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 (1939), Cross Channel swim record holder between 1964 & 1976, born and lives in Crossflatts
  • References

    Crossflatts Wikipedia