Cullingworth

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Cullingworth
Cullingworth shown within West Yorkshire
Population	2,759
OS grid reference	SE065365
Metropolitan borough	City of Bradford
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRADFORD
Postcode district	BD13
Dialling code	01535
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Shipley
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°49′29″N 1°54′10″W / 53.82473, -1.902738

Cullingworth is a medium sized village in West Yorkshire, England, between Bradford and Haworth. The village is well known locally for holding events such as the Brontë Vintage Gathering every year and the Great Yorkshire Bike Show in 2005. The surrounding countryside is mainly used for sheep and cattle farming, with areas of moorland located nearby as well. The village has seen some new development recently, such as a new primary school, housing estates and shops. Cullingworth was once home to olympic swimmer Duncan Goodhew. In 2007 The Cricket club had a highly successful season, with the first team winning the "Treble", 1st Division championship, and winning both the Keighley Cup and the league cup. The second team also had a successful season gaining promotion from division 5. For more information on the cricket club go to their web page on [1]

The village is home to the Parkside secondary school, which was recently expanded in line with educational changes (the gradual demise of middle schools in favour of secondary schools - combined middle and high schools), and now educates around 1200 pupils from the surrounding area.

Cullingworth is a civil parish with a parish council. It is in the Bingley Rural ward of the City of Bradford and the Shipley constituency of the UK Parliament.

Cullingworth also has a Methodist Church. There are two pubs: the Fleece, and the George.