Crigglestone
Appearance
See also Horbury
Crigglestone | |
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Population | 9,189 |
OS grid reference | SE316164 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WAKEFIELD |
Postcode district | WF4 |
Dialling code | 01924 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
Crigglestone is a village in West Yorkshire, England. It is recorded as "Crigeston" (along with neighbouring "Orberie") in the Domesday Book. In 1944, there was a disaster at Crigglestone Colliery, 18 men died underground. The site of the colliery is now an industrial estate.