Wigglesworth
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| Wigglesworth | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Main street, Wigglesworth | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD809569 |
| Location: | 54°0’29"N, 2°17’29"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 379 (2011) |
| Post town: | Skipton |
| Postcode: | BD23 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
Wigglesworth is a village in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in the fell-bound western part of the Riding known as Craven. The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 379. 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 five 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.[1]
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References
- ↑ Humphrey Bolton (9 August 2017). "The B6478 and the former Wesleyan chapel, Wigglesworth". https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5508880.