CROFTON: Wakefield Parish #20 of 30

Usually a place that has a population of above 5,000 people would have more than the average settlement does when it comes to amenities, but in the case of this next village, it perhaps has way more than it needs and could potentially have enough for two villages! How many place do we come across that have an Academy secondary school, and a whole host of primary schools as well? Not many.

This one has simply got the works. As well as loads of educational institutions, there's an array of pubs, plenty of shops, and a health centre. Strangely though, there's no railway stations although historically it did have not one, but two, but both have now disappeared. The old railway lines in this part of West Yorkshire were abundant after all.

One of those lines had a rather large sidings here which, after the closure of the line, was redeveloped into a huge sports complex which now the local cricket and junior football teams call their home. Sport is a big par of life in this parish, and the Sidings Complex is not the only sporty area. If you head to the Community Centre, there's a football team that play there in the English Football League System - Nostell Miners Welfare.

Nostell Mine was a big thing in this area. It was the catalyst for places like The Lump to be built - an area of colliery housing which is now demolished due to subsidence (I particularly liked learning about the "Leaning Chippy" as well, which was also demolished). The Slipper was a pub that has now been converted into flats, and newer housing has replaced the old.

Lots to talk about on our long walk around the parish of CROFTON.

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Zoopla:
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Crofton Station: By Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0:
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Hare Park Station: By Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Redbeck Motel:
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Crofton Hall Sidings:
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Skatepark:
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The Lump:
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Cock and Crown:
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Goose and Cowslip:
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