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See also Horbury

Crigglestone
Population9,189 
OS grid referenceSE316164
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWAKEFIELD
Postcode districtWF4
Dialling code01924
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire

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.