Crofton

Crofton is a village in , England, about 4 miles south-east of , some 6 miles to the west of the town of , and 4 miles from the town of . The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 5,781.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 5,260 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Crofton, Wakefield” and “Crofton, West Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Crofton Academy and Lord Of The Manor Public House.

School
is an 11-16 state secondary school outside in West Yorkshire, England. The school is also an academy.

Pub
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crofton Depot is a traction maintenance depot located in Crofton, West Yorkshire, England. The depot is situated on the Wakefield Line and Pontefract Line at the eastern end of Crofton Junction and is located near the now demolished Crofton railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sharlston and Foulby.

Village
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish, situated 4 miles east of in , England, and includes the settlements of Old , Common and New .

Village
is a village in the district of , England. It is situated near , between Crofton and Ackworth Moor Top, on the A638 east-south east of the city of .

Village
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is an estate about 4 miles ESE of the in , England. It is in the civil parish of Huntwick with Foulby and which had a population of 90 in 2001, and 164 at the 2011 census. is situated 2 miles east of Crofton.

Crofton

Latitude
53.65532° or 53° 39′ 19″ north
Longitude
-1.42801° or 1° 25′ 41″ west
Population
5,260
Elevation
210 feet (64 metres)
Open location code
9C5WMH4C+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29804111
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2651948
Wiki­data ID
Q2740386
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Crofton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Crofton (Mendebaldeko Yorkshire)”
  • Basque: “Crofton”
  • Bengali: “ক্রফটন”
  • Cebuano: “Crofton (kapital sa distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Crofton”
  • Chinese: “Crofton”
  • Chinese: “克罗夫顿”
  • Chinese: “克羅夫頓”
  • Dutch: “Crofton”
  • French: “Crofton”
  • German: “Crofton”
  • Gujarati: “ક્રોફ્ટન”
  • Irish: “Crofton”
  • Japanese: “クロフトン”
  • Kannada: “ಕ್ರಾಫ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “크로프톤”
  • Ladin: “Crofton (West Yorkshire)”
  • Ladin: “Crofton”
  • Lithuanian: “Kraftonas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Crofton (West Yorkshire)”
  • Polish: “Crofton”
  • Portuguese: “Crofton”
  • Russian: “Крофтон”
  • Slovenian: “Crofton”
  • Spanish: “Crofton”
  • Swedish: “Crofton (distriktshuvudort)”
  • Swedish: “Crofton, West Yorkshire”
  • Tamil: “கிரோபிட்டோன்”
  • Telugu: “క్రాఫ్ట్న”
  • Turkish: “Crofton, West Yorkshire”
  • Urdu: “کرافٹن، ویسٹ یارکشائر”
  • “Crofton”

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