Woolley, West Yorkshire

Woolley
Woolley  Woolley shown within West Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE321131
– London	155 mi (249 km)  SSE
Metropolitan borough	City of Wakefield
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WAKEFIELD
Postcode district	WF4
Dialling code	01226
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Wakefield
List of places UK England Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°36′51″N 1°30′59″W / 53.614283°N 1.516274°W / 53.614283; -1.516274

Woolley is a village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 575.^[1] Until 1974 it formed part of Wakefield Rural District.

West of the village is the escarpment known as Woolley Edge, which has given its name to the nearby Woolley Edge Services on the M1 motorway.

See also

• Woolley Hall

References

External links

• Media related to Woolley, West Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons