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Stapleton, Selby

Coordinates: 53°40′14″N 1°13′28″W / 53.670578°N 1.2243154°W / 53.670578; -1.2243154
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Stapleton
View by Grimshaw 1877 in what is still a rural area
Stapleton is located in North Yorkshire
Stapleton
Stapleton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population59 (2001 census)
OS grid referenceSE513196
• London155 mi (249 km) SSE
Civil parish
  • Stapleton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPONTEFRACT
Postcode districtWF8
Dialling code01977
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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53°40′14″N 1°13′28″W / 53.670578°N 1.2243154°W / 53.670578; -1.2243154

Stapleton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 59. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Womersley. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) south-east from the towns of Pontefract and Knottingley. From 1974 to 2023 it was in Selby district.

Stapleton Park was the subject of a well-known painting of the Victorian era by John Atkinson Grimshaw.

Stapleton is home to the Stapleton Colony of the Brotherhood Church.[1]

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  1. ^ "Brotherhood Church", Diggers and Dreamers. Retrieved 18 December 2013