Sandy Lane, West Yorkshire

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Sandy Lane
Sandy Lane shown within West Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE1035
Metropolitan borough	City of Bradford
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°49′N 1°50′W / 53.81, -1.84

Sandy Lane is a small village to the north of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

It is situated between Wilsden, Allerton and Nab Wood.

[edit] History

Sandy Lane has been a small village since it was founded until the 1990s when a series of new developments were built to accommodate the burgeoning Bradford population. However residents in the village were upset with the plans formed their own opposition group and subsequently voted for a parish council.^[1]^[2]

It is a traditional English village including a primary school, church, pub and park.

[edit] Sport

Sandy Lane has a football team, who play in red and blue stripes, and a cricket team.

The football team has played in a variety of nearby places including Bingley and Keighley. Their current ground is at Marley Stadium, Keighley. The team currently plays in West Yorkshire League Division One. There are also junior teams with children from five to 16 years old.

The cricket side currently play in Greenwood Park within the village.