Oakenshaw, West Yorkshire

Oakenshaw
Oakenshaw
	Cross Street, Oakenshaw (2007)
	Oakenshaw Location within West Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE174278
• London	169.33 mi (272.51 km)
Metropolitan borough	City of Bradford;
District	Kirklees;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
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	Batley and Spen;
Website	kirklees.gov.uk
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°44′47″N 1°44′13″W / 53.746330°N 1.736846°W

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]

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]

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.

External links

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[1] "Oakenshaw in Bradford". www.landscapebritain.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[2] "Oakenshaw-cum-Woodlands: St Andrew - CHR Church". facultyonline.churchofengland.org. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[3] Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (1134628)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[4] "Woodlands CC Home". woodlands.play-cricket.com. Woodlands Cricket Club. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[5] "Bradford Premier League". bradfordcl.play-cricket.com. BPL. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[6] "Bradford Junior Cricket League". bjcl.play-cricket.com. BJCL. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

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