Oakenshaw, West Yorkshire
Oakenshaw is a village located in both the City of Bradford and Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is located midway between the town of Cleckheaton in Kirklees and the suburb of Wyke in Bradford.[1] The village is close to the M606 motorway. The village's main shopping centre is on Bradford Road and its main church, dedicated to St Andrew, is a grade II listed building.[2][3]
| Oakenshaw | |
|---|---|
Cross Street, Oakenshaw (2007) | |
Oakenshaw Location within West Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE174278 |
| • London | 169.33 mi (272.51 km) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| District | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRADFORD |
| Postcode district | BD12 |
| Dialling code | 01274 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | kirklees.gov.uk |
| 53°44′47″N 1°44′13″W / 53.746330°N 1.736846°WCoordinates: 53°44′47″N 1°44′13″W / 53.746330°N 1.736846°W | |
Transport
The village is served by Low Moor railway station on the Calder Valley line with services to Leeds, Bradford Interchange and Manchester Victoria. Another line serving the village was the Spen Valley Line which ran from Low Moor to Mirfield via Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike. Another branch of the line connected to Dewsbury but this line closed in 1965 to all traffic. It is now the Spen Valley Greenway.
Gallery
- Images of Oakenshaw
St Andrew's Church, Grade-II listed building (2007).
The Oakenshaw Cross (2007).
Old disused railway tunnel on the Spen Valley Greenway between Low Moor and Mirfield (2005).
Old Waterworks, Oakenshaw (2016).
Arms of Bradford, Wyke Lane (2011).
Sport and leisure
Cricket
Woodlands Cricket Club, established in 1894, is an amateur cricket club based on Albert Terrace.[4] They have two Senior XI teams in the Bradford Premier League[5] and an established junior section that play competitave cricket in the Bradford Junior Cricket League.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Oakenshaw in Bradford". www.landscapebritain.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Oakenshaw-cum-Woodlands: St Andrew - CHR Church". facultyonline.churchofengland.org. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (1134628)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Woodlands CC Home". woodlands.play-cricket.com. Woodlands Cricket Club. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Bradford Premier League". bradfordcl.play-cricket.com. BPL. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Bradford Junior Cricket League". bjcl.play-cricket.com. BJCL. Retrieved 4 November 2022.