Cross Roads, West Yorkshire
Coordinates: 53°50′12″N 1°55′51″W / 53.836625°N 1.930765°W
Cross Roads with Lees or Cross Roads cum Lees is a village in the Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury civil parish within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England.[1][2] Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies less than 1 mile from Haworth, approximately 2.5 miles from Keighley and approximately 9 miles from Bradford.
Geography
Cross Roads is named after the crossroads junction which leads in the directions of Haworth, Keighley and Denholme.
The village of Cross Roads with Lees is not necessarily a village, but is a collection of small hamlets which are today regarded as a village. Within the village boundaries are 'Lees', 'Barcroft', 'Bocking', 'Bingley Road' and 'Cross Roads'.[3]
Halifax Road which runs through the village is part of the A629 road.
Governance
Since 1974, Cross Roads has been represented within the Worth Valley Ward of Bradford Metropolitan District Council.
Since 1999, Cross Roads has been represented within the civil parish of Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish Council.
The village is represented in the Keighley Constituency of UK Parliament.
From 1882 to 1974, Cross Roads was part of the Keighley Borough Council. Following changes due to the Local Government Act in 1974, this was abolished.
Education
Lees Primary School is within the village and teaches children between the ages of 4 and 11.
The closest secondary schools are Parkside School in Cullingworth and Oakbank School near Keighley
Transport
Considering its relatively small size, the village is very well served by the local bus company. This owes to the fact that the village lies in between many other large settlements.
There are frequent buses towards Keighley, Haworth, Oakworth, Stanbury, Hebden Bridge and Bradford operated by Transdev.
The closest link to the heritage steam railway, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is situated in Haworth and is less than 1 mile from the village.
The closest regular train service providing links towards Skipton, Bradford and Leeds is Keighley railway station which is approximately 3 miles from the village.
Sport
In history there have been football teams and cricket teams in the village. Today, only Cross Roads Bowling Club continue to exist and they play their matches on the bowling green in Cross Roads Park
Religious sites
The village has three places of worship. There is St. James C of E Church and Lees Methodist Church in the Lees area. There is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Bocking area.
Local amenities
Cross Roads Park is an area with facilities used by families and dog walkers. As of 2016, it is currently in the process of redevelopment.
The village has two pubs, The Cross Roads Inn and Bronte Hotel, along with one working mens club, Bocking Working Mens Club. There is also the 3 Acres on Lees Moor which is a pub which sells food.
Across the village there are many different shops offering different convenient services.
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 104 Leeds & Bradford (Harrogate & Ilkley) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231654.
- ↑ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/history/places/crossroads/crossroads.asp
External links
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Media related to Cross Roads, West Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons - Cross Roads Net
- Bronte Country Cross Roads Article
- A Church Near You St. James Church page
- Haworth Village - History of Cross Roads
- Haworth Village Website's Cross Roads history pictures
- Haworth, Cross Roads & Stanbury Parish Council
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