Stanley, West Yorkshire
Coordinates: 53°42′52″N 1°28′34″W / 53.714539°N 1.47603°W
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Stanley shown within West Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | SE347343 |
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| Metropolitan borough | City of Wakefield |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WAKEFIELD |
| Postcode district | WF3 |
| Dialling code | 01924 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Stanley is an area in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-east of Wakefield city centre. Stanley was an Urban District in the West Riding of Yorkshire prior to 1974, being made up the four electoral wards of Lake Lock, Outwood, Stanley and Wrenthorpe. The Lofthouse / Stanley area of West Yorkshire has a combined population of 22,947.[1]
The area plays host to a number of commercial and corner shop type shops. It has a few pubs including The Weatsheaf, Bar Stanley, Stanley Ferry and The Travellers and is also home to St Peters School, Stanley Surgery and a large community centre.
Stanley is home to the Stanley Marsh nature reserve which is a site consisting of varied terrain including a lake. The reserve is situated on the site of a former colliery, (see Lake Lock Rail Road).
Stanley also plays host to the Stanley Falcons, a successful cricket team who play in Division One of the Central Yorkshire Cricket League. Stanley Rangers ARLFC, an amateur rugby league team who play in National Conference League Division Two.
Stanley Rodillians RUFC Ltd is based at Manley Park on Lee Moor Road and currently play in the Yorkshire 4 league.
In April 2009, it was announced that Wakefield Trinity Wildcats' new community stadium would be built on the site of old Newmarket Colliery. On August 31, 2010 however, Wakefield Council announced that the project had been shelved due to being unpopular with local residents and not financially viable in the current economic downturn.
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