Grange Moor
Encyclopedia
Grange Moor is a village between Huddersfield
and Wakefield
in Kirklees
, West Yorkshire
, England. The village is represented on Kirkburton
Parish council and is in the Kirkburton ward of Kirklees Council.
It is situated on moorland
with the same name. The village is to the north of a road junction on the A642
, A637 and B6118 roads. Shuttle Eye Colliery was situated near the crossroads, the site now occupied by warehousing. The church is dedicated to St Bartholemew. The village school, Grange Moor Primary School, has places for 120 children.
The village is policed by the West Yorkshire Police. The 231 Huddersfield to Wakefield and 242 Huddersfield to Grange Moor buses provided by Arriva Yorkshire or the
Huddersfield Bus Company operate services to the village.
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
and Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001....
in Kirklees
Kirklees
The Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 401,000 and includes the settlements of Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Kirkburton, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite...
, 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. The village is represented on Kirkburton
Kirkburton
Kirkburton is a village, civil parish and local government ward in the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, south east of Huddersfield, in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees...
Parish council and is in the Kirkburton ward of Kirklees Council.
It is situated on moorland
Moorland
Moorland or moor is a type of habitat, in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, found in upland areas, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils and heavy fog...
with the same name. The village is to the north of a road junction on the A642
A642 road
The A642 is an A-road in West Yorkshire, England which runs from Huddersfield to the A64 near Leeds. It connects with the M1, M62 and A63.The road begins at Waterloo east of the town centre before going on via Lepton, Grange Moor, Middlestown, Horbury into Wakefield City Centre.The road then goes...
, A637 and B6118 roads. Shuttle Eye Colliery was situated near the crossroads, the site now occupied by warehousing. The church is dedicated to St Bartholemew. The village school, Grange Moor Primary School, has places for 120 children.
The village is policed by the West Yorkshire Police. The 231 Huddersfield to Wakefield and 242 Huddersfield to Grange Moor buses provided by Arriva Yorkshire or the
Huddersfield Bus Company operate services to the village.