Stapleton, Selby

Stapleton
Stapleton
	View by Grimshaw 1877 in what is still a rural area
	Stapleton Location within North Yorkshire
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

Stapleton is a village in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. 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.

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]