Wigglesworth

This article is about the place in England. For other uses, see Wigglesworth (disambiguation).

Wigglesworth
Village and civil parish
Main street with public house to the left
Wigglesworth is located in North Yorkshire
Wigglesworth
Wigglesworth
Location within North Yorkshire
Population379 (Including Halton West. 2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSD809569
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSkipton
Postcode districtBD23
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°00′29″N 2°17′29″W / 54.00814°N 2.2914°W / 54.00814; -2.2914

Wigglesworth is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 379.[1] It is on the road between Long Preston to the east and Slaidburn to the west. The small village of Rathmell lies 2 miles (3 km) to the north. It is about 5 miles (8 km) south of Settle.

Despite the small size of the village, it has a public house called the Plough Inn. Wigglesworth consists of a few small scattered houses and farmsteads.

A former Wesleyan chapel stands on the B6478 road in the western part of the settlement.[2]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wigglesworth parish (1170216790)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ Humphrey Bolton (9 August 2017). "The B6478 and the former Wesleyan chapel, Wigglesworth". Geograph Britain and Ireland.