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Grange Moor is a village in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. The village is situated between Huddersfield (6 miles (10 km) away) and Wakefield (9 miles (14 km) away). In 2019 it had an estimated population of 1101.[1]

Grange Moor
Grange Moor Location within West Yorkshire
Area	0.3400 km2 (0.1313 sq mi)
Population	1,101 (2019 estimate)
• Density	3,238/km2 (8,390/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SE2216
Civil parish	Kirkburton
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.64°N 01.66°W / 53.64; -01.66

The village is represented on Kirkburton parish council and is in the Kirkburton ward of Kirklees Council.[2]

Grange Moor is situated on moorland with the same name and is to the north of a road junction on the A642, A637 and B6118 roads (known as Grange Moor Crossroads). Shuttle Eye Colliery was situated near the crossroads, its site now occupied by warehousing.

The church is dedicated to St Bartholomew.[3] The village school, Grange Moor Primary School, has places for 120 children.[4] The village is policed by the West Yorkshire Police.[5]

Grange Moor Brass Band was formed 1854, and has had a band room in the village since 1937.

Transport

Arriva Yorkshire and Yorkshire Tiger operate bus services towards Huddersfield (services 231 and 242) and Dewsbury (service 230/A)

References

External links

• Community Statistics

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