Crossflatts is a

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Airedale Airedale is a geographic area in Yorkshire, England, corresponding to the river valley or dale of the River Aire. The valley stretches from the river's origin in Aire Head Springs, Malham which is in the Yorkshire Dales, down past Skipton on ...

along the old route of the

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between

Bingley Bingley is a market town and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which had a population of 18,294 at the 2011 Census. Bingley railwa ...

and

Keighley Keighley ( ) is a market town and a civil parish in the City of Bradford Borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is the second largest settlement in the borough, after Bradford. Keighley is north-west of Bradford city centre, north-west of ...

, in the

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, 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 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 ...

on the Airedale Line connecting

Skipton Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Ai ...

with Bradford and Leeds. This small village adjoins Bingley at the famous Five Rise Locks. St Aidan's Church - Canal Road, Crossflatts - geograph

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

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, 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),

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* Martin Whitcombe (1961), International

Rugby Union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

player studied at Crossflatts Primary School * Barry Watson (swimmer) (1939), Cross Channel swim record holder between 1964 & 1976, born and lives in Crossflatts

References

External links

* Geography of the City of Bradford Villages in West Yorkshire {{WestYorkshire-geo-stub