Stanley, West Yorkshire

Stanley
The Grade II listed Hatfeild Hall,
built 1598–1608
Stanley is located in West Yorkshire
Stanley
Stanley
Location within West Yorkshire
Population15,314 (Ward. Stanley and Outwoods East)
OS grid referenceSE347343
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWAKEFIELD
Postcode districtWF3
Dialling code01924
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
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53°42′52″N 1°28′34″W / 53.714539°N 1.47603°W / 53.714539; -1.47603

Stanley is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-east of Wakefield city centre. Stanley was an Urban District in the West Riding of Yorkshire before 1974, being made up the four electoral wards of Lake Lock, Outwood, Stanley and Wrenthorpe. The Lofthouse / Stanley area of West Yorkshire has a combined population of 22,947.[1] The ward remaining at the 2011 Census was called Stanley and Outwood East. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 15,314.[2]

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Urban Areas : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Retrieved 26 August 2009
  2. ^ "City of Wakefield Population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 March 2016.