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Crossflatts
Ribbon development in West Yorkshire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1][2] The opening of the Aire Valley Trunk road in 2004 has seen a reduction of 51% of traffic through the village.[3]
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It is served by Crossflatts railway station on the Airedale Line connecting Skipton with Bradford and Leeds.[4] This small village adjoins Bingley at the famous Five Rise Locks.
Crossflatts is home to a number of local businesses, including The Royal Hotel (pub), Ryshworth Social Club, Crossflatts Cricket Club,[5] Stuart Prices' butchers, as well as takeaway establishments, a chemist, a post office, a funeral parlour, a music shop and a church.[6]
Crossflatts is also the home of UK Asset Resolution Ltd (UKAR),[7] and Computershare,[8] responsible for administering all remaining old NRAM and Bradford & Bingley mortgages in the UK.
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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), professional boxer[9]
- Martin Whitcombe (1961), International Rugby Union player studied at Crossflatts Primary School
- Barry Watson (swimmer) (1939), Cross Channel swim record holder between 1964 & 1976, born and lives in Crossflatts[10][11]
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