Stapleton, Selby

Stapleton
View by Grimshaw 1877 in what is still a rural area
Stapleton Location within North Yorkshire
Population	59 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SE513196
• London	155 mi (249 km) SSE
Civil parish	Stapleton
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PONTEFRACT
Postcode district	WF8
Dialling code	01977
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Selby and Ainsty
List of places UK England Yorkshire 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]