Stapleton, Selby
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| File:John atkinson grimshaw stapleton park near pontefract102356).jpg View by Grimshaw 1877 in what is still a rural area | |
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| Population | 59 (2001 census) |
| OS grid reference | SE513196 |
| • London | 155 mi (249 km) SSE |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PONTEFRACT |
| Postcode district | WF8 |
| Dialling code | 01977 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
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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 3 miles (5 km) south-east from the towns of Pontefract and Knottingley.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Selby, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The name Stapleton derives from the Old English stapoltūn meaning 'post settlement'.[1]
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.[2]
Gallery
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The sewage works, New Lane, Stapleton
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Sedimentation tank, New Road sewage works, Stapleton
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Gated entrance to Castle Farm, off New Road
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Waterlogged land between two parallel drains, Stapleton
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Castle Farm Stapleton with distinctive castle building
References
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- ^ "Brotherhood Church", Diggers and Dreamers. Retrieved 18 December 2013
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