Wigglesworth

Wigglesworth
Wigglesworth
Wigglesworth shown within North Yorkshire
Population 379 (Including Halton West. 2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference SD809569
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Skipton
Postcode district BD23 4
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber

Wigglesworth is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 379.[1] It is on the road between Long Preston to the east, Clitheroe to the south and the small village of Rathmell lies just to the north. It is about 5 miles south of Settle.

Despite the small size of the village, it has a public house called the Plough Inn. Wigglesworth consists of a few small scattered houses and farmsteads. The heart of the village lies on the crossroads between Clitheroe, Rathmell and Long Preston. A former Wesleyan chapel stands on the B6478 road in the western part of the settlement.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wigglesworth parish (1170216790)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Humphrey Bolton (9 August 2017). "The B6478 and the former Wesleyan chapel, Wigglesworth". Geograph Britain and Ireland.

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