Chapelthorpe: what to know before moving day
The Church of St James is mapped in the village, and Church Lane runs north from it to Hendal Lane and Fishpond Lane. Camphill Wakefield, a college, is mapped beside the Stoney Lane junction, and The Bay Horse and Boyne Hill Farm are close. The parish's listed buildings include its two churches and a number of houses and farm buildings.
A group of residential roads leads off Fairbrook Road: Wharncliffe Road, Melton Road, Worrall Road, Tinsworth Road, Heeley Road and Handsworth Road, with Hall Lane and Old Boyne Hill Farm nearer the church. Slack Plantation is to the east towards the A61. Give the road name as well as the house number, as there are several similar roads here.
How the van gets to Chapelthorpe
Wood Lane links Chapelthorpe with the A61 Barnsley Road, which runs between Wakefield and Barnsley, and Stoney Lane leads west to Hall Green and Painthorpe Lane. From Bradford, the M62 east from junction 26 and the M1 south to junction 39 at Durkar bring you to the A636, and the lanes through Crigglestone lead on to Chapelthorpe.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 35 to 45 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Chapelthorpe
Each service below links to its Wakefield page, which covers how the job works in and around Wakefield.
Chapelthorpe: questions before you book
Is the church at Chapelthorpe the Crigglestone church?
Yes, it is one of two. Crigglestone parish has the Church of St James at Chapelthorpe and the Church of St John the Divine at Calder Grove. Chapelthorpe is part of Crigglestone civil parish, so the parish council is Crigglestone's.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): WF4 3JF is in Wakefield Rural ward, Wakefield district, parish of Crigglestone
- Crigglestone (Wikipedia): two Anglican churches, the Church of St James, Chapelthorpe and the Church of St John the Divine, Calder Grove
- Listed buildings in Crigglestone (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): mostly houses, farmhouses and farm buildings, plus two churches, a corn mill and a milestone
- A61 road (Wikipedia): continues out of Leeds towards Wakefield and Barnsley
- A636 road (Wikipedia): connects with the M1 at junction 39
- M62 motorway (Wikipedia): the M606 joins at junction 26 (Chain Bar); the M1 interchange is Lofthouse, junction 29; junction 30 serves Wakefield
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): Church Lane, Stoney Lane, Boyne Hill, Wood Lane (to Barnsley Road, A61), Hendal Lane, Fishpond Lane, Fairbrook Road, Wharncliffe Road, Melton Road, Worrall Road, Tinsworth Road, Heeley Road, Handsworth Road, Hall Lane, Old Boyne Hill Farm, St James Church, Camphill Wakefield, The Bay Horse, Slack Plantation