Crossflatts
| Crossflatts | |
  Crossflatts Crossflatts shown within West Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE103405 |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan borough | City of Bradford |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BINGLEY |
| Postcode district | BD16 |
| Dialling code | 01274 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Shipley |
Crossflatts is a ribbon development in Airedale along the old route of the A650 road between Bingley and Keighley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The building of the Aire Valley Trunk road in recent decades has diverted traffic away from the village.
It is served by Crossflatts railway station on the Skipton to Bradford/Leeds line. This small village adjoins Bingley at the famous Five Rise Locks.
Crossflatts is served by a Pub (The Royal), A social club (Ryshworth), Cricket Club (Crossflatts), 3 hairdressers, fish and chip shop (Jacks), butchers (Stuart Prices'), newsagents, bakers, pizza (Hot Shots), chemist, post office, funeral parlour, Chinese take away, curry house (take away only), Tesco Express, music shop and Church (St Aidan's).
Crossflatts is also the home of UK Asset Resolution Ltd (UKAR), responsible for administering all remaining old Bradford & Bingley mortgages in the UK.
Sports clubs
Crossflatts has a crown green bowling club (Bingley Bowling Green Club Ltd, Slenningford)who play in the Worth Valley League and Aire-Wharfe League, two football clubs (Royal and Crossflatts) and a cricket club which plays in the Bradford Central League.
Keighley Albion Juniors Rugby League club are based at Crossflatts Cricket Club.
Notable people
- Herman "Percy" Vear (1911–1983) Professional Boxer
- Martin Whitcombe (1961) International Rugby Union player studied at Crossflatts Primary School
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