Oakenshaw, Yorkshire

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Oakenshaw
Yorkshire
West Riding

Cross Street, Oakenshaw
Location
Grid reference: SE174278
Location: 53°44’47"N, 1°44’13"W
Data
Post town: Bradford
Postcode: BD12
Dialling code: 01274
Local Government
Council: Kirklees / Bradford
Parliamentary
constituency:
Batley and Spen
Website: kirklees.gov.uk

Oakenshaw is a village in the West Riding of Yorkshire, standing midway between the town of Cleckheaton and the suburb of Wyke in Bradford. The village is close to the M606 motorway. Its main shopping centre is on Bradford Road.

The parish church, St Andrew's, is a Grade II listed building.[1]

Sport and leisure

  • Cricket: Woodlands Cricket Club, established in 1894 and based on Albert Terrace.[2]

Pictures

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References

  1. National Heritage List 1134628: Church of St Andrew (Grade II listing)
  2. "Woodlands CC Home". Woodlands Cricket Club. https://woodlands.play-cricket.com/. Retrieved 2022-11-04.