Woolley, West Yorkshire

Woolley
Woolley
 Woolley shown within West Yorkshire
Population 1,339 (2011)
OS grid referenceSE321131
   – London 155 mi (249 km)  SSE
Metropolitan boroughCity of Wakefield
Metropolitan county West Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town WAKEFIELD
Postcode district WF4
Dialling code 01226
Police West Yorkshire
Fire West Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentWakefield
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Coordinates: 53°36′51″N 1°30′59″W / 53.614283°N 1.516274°W / 53.614283; -1.516274

Woolley is a village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 575,[1] increasing to 1,339 at the 2011 Census.[2] Historically part of the Staincross Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire in earliest times, until 1974 it formed part of Wakefield Rural District.

West of the village is the escarpment known as Woolley Edge, which has given its name to the nearby Woolley Edge Services on the M1 motorway.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Wakefield Retrieved 12 September 2009
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2011.

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