Crossflatts is a ribbon development

Ribbon development

Ribbon development means building houses along the routes of communications radiating from a human settlement. Such development generated great concern in the United Kingdom during the 1920s and the 1930s, as well as in numerous other countries....

 in Airedale

Airedale

Airedale is a geographic area in Yorkshire, England, corresponding to the river valley of the River Aire . The valley stretches from the river's origin in Malham which is in the Yorkshire Dales, down past Keighley and Bingley, through Leeds and Castleford and on to join the Humber...

 along the old route of the A650 road between Bingley

Bingley

Bingley is a market town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal...

 and Keighley

Keighley

Keighley is a town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated northwest of Bradford and is at the confluence of the River Aire and the River Worth...

, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford

City of Bradford

The City of Bradford is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Bradford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Keighley, Shipley, Bingley, Ilkley, Haworth, Silsden and...

, West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....

, England

England

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. The building of the Aire Valley Trunk road in recent decades has diverted traffic away from the village.

It is served by Crossflatts railway station

Crossflatts railway station

Crossflatts railway station serves the Crossflatts area of Bingley, north of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The station is on the Airedale Line, north west of Leeds and north west of Bradford Forster Square. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Rail.The...

 on the Skipton to Bradford/Leeds line

Airedale Line

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. This small village adjoins Bingley

Bingley

Bingley is a market town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal...

 at the famous Five Rise Locks

Bingley Five Rise Locks

Bingley Five Rise Locks is a staircase lock on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Bingley . As the name implies, a boat going up the lock is lifted in five stages.-Description:...

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Crossflatts is served by a Pub (The Royal), A social club (Ryshworth), Cricket Club (Crossflatts), 3 hairdressers, fish and chip shop (Jacks), butchers (Stuart Prices'), newsagents, bakers, pizza (Hot Shots), chemist, post office, funeral parlour, Chinese take away, curry house (take away only), Tesco Express, music shop.

Crossflatts has a crown green bowling club (Bingley Bowling Green Club Ltd, Slenningford), two football clubs (Royal and Crossflatts) and a cricket club which plays in the Bradford Central League.