Grange Moor is a village in the
Kirklees
Kirklees is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Kirklees Council with the status of a metropolitan borough. The largest town and administrative centre of Kirklees is Huddersfield, and the district also includes ...
district of
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
, England. The village is situated between
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...
(6 miles (10 km) away) and
Wakefield
Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...
(9 miles (14 km) away). In 2019 it had an estimated population of 1101.
The village is represented on
Kirkburton
Kirkburton is a village, civil parish and ward in Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is south-east of Huddersfield. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the township comprises the villages of Kirkburton and Highburton and ...
parish council and is in the Kirkburton ward of
Kirklees Council
Kirklees Council is the local authority providing most local government services for the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council and one of five constituent councils of the West Yorkshire Combined Aut ...
.
Grange Moor is situated on
moorland with the same name and is to the north of a road junction on the
A642, A637 and B6118 roads (known as Grange Moor Crossroads).
Shuttle Eye Colliery was situated near the crossroads, its site now occupied by warehousing.
The church is dedicated to St Bartholomew. The village school, Grange Moor Primary School, has places for 120 children.
The village is policed by the
West Yorkshire Police
West Yorkshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England. It is the fourth largest territorial police force in England and Wales by number of officers.
History
West Yor ...
.
Grange Moor Brass Band was formed 1854, and has had a band room in the village since 1937.
Transport
Arriva Yorkshire
Arriva Yorkshire is a major bus operator providing services primarily within and across West Yorkshire, although it also provides service in some parts of South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire and southern areas of North Yorkshire. It is a ...
and
Yorkshire Tiger
Team Pennine operates both local and regional bus services in West Yorkshire, England. It is a subsidiary of Transdev Blazefield, which operates bus services across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.
History St ...
operate bus services towards Huddersfield (services 231 and 242) and Dewsbury (service 230/A)
References
External links
Community Statistics
Villages in West Yorkshire
Kirkburton
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