Stapleton, Selby
| Stapleton | |
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.jpg) View by Grimshaw 1877 in what is still a rural area | |
.svg.png)  Stapleton Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 59 (2001 census) |
| OS grid reference | SE513196 |
| • London | 155 mi (249 km) SSE |
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| Unitary authority | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PONTEFRACT |
| Postcode district | WF8 |
| Dialling code | 01977 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Stapleton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 59. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Womersley. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) south-east from the towns of Pontefract and Knottingley.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Selby District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The name Stapleton derives from the Old English stapoltūn meaning 'post settlement'.[1]
Stapleton Park was the subject of a well-known painting of the Victorian era by John Atkinson Grimshaw.
Stapleton is home to the Stapleton Colony of the Brotherhood Church.[2]
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See also
Gallery
The sewage works, New Lane, Stapleton
Sedimentation tank, New Road sewage works, Stapleton
Gated entrance to Castle Farm, off New Road
Waterlogged land between two parallel drains, Stapleton
Castle Farm Stapleton with distinctive castle building
References
- ↑ "Stapleton". Key to English Place-Names. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ↑ "Brotherhood Church", Diggers and Dreamers. Retrieved 18 December 2013