Grange Moor

Grange Moor
Grange Moor
	Grange Moor Location within West Yorkshire
Area	0.3400 km2 (0.1313 sq mi)
Population	1,101 (2019 estimate)
• Density	3,238/km2 (8,390/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SE2216
Civil parish	Kirkburton;
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°38′N 1°40′W / 53.64°N 01.66°W

Grange Moor is a village in the civil parish of Kirkburton, in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England, between Huddersfield (6 miles (10 km) away) and Wakefield (9 miles (14 km) away). In 2019, it had an estimated population of 1,101.^[1]

The village is represented on Kirkburton parish council and is in the Kirkburton ward of Kirklees Council.^[2]

Grange Moor is on moorland with the same name and is to the north of a road junction on the A642, A637 and B6118 roads. Shuttle Eye Colliery was near the crossroads, its site now being occupied by warehousing.

The local church is dedicated to St Bartholomew. See 'External Links' below for a survey of the burials in the churchyard.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Grange Moor Brass Band was formed 1854, and has had a band room in the village since 1937.

During the Second World War, a V-1 missile fell in the area.^[6]

Transport

Arriva Yorkshire and South Pennine operate bus services towards Huddersfield (services 231 and X41) and Dewsbury (service 230/A)

References

^ "Grange Moor". City Population De. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ Kirkburton Parish Council, Kirkburton Parish Council, retrieved 12 November 2010
^ St Bartholomew's Church, Grange Moor, GenUKI, retrieved 12 November 2010
^ Grange Moor Primary School, Kirklees Council, archived from the original on 19 July 2011, retrieved 12 November 2010
^ Welcome to the Emley, Flockton, Grange Moor Neighbourhood page, West Yorkshire Police, archived from the original on 17 July 2011, retrieved 12 November 2010
^ "BBC - WW2 People's War - Doodlebug Days in Wimbledon". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

External links

Community Statistics
Survey of the Churchyard Burial Ground

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[1] "Grange Moor". City Population De. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[2] Kirkburton Parish Council, Kirkburton Parish Council, retrieved 12 November 2010

[3] St Bartholomew's Church, Grange Moor, GenUKI, retrieved 12 November 2010

[4] Grange Moor Primary School, Kirklees Council, archived from the original on 19 July 2011, retrieved 12 November 2010

[5] Welcome to the Emley, Flockton, Grange Moor Neighbourhood page, West Yorkshire Police, archived from the original on 17 July 2011, retrieved 12 November 2010

[6] "BBC - WW2 People's War - Doodlebug Days in Wimbledon". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

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