Stubbs Walden: what to know before moving day
The village is a handful of houses on Tanpit Lane, Common Lane and Walden Stubbs Road, with Stubbs Lane and Boisters Road to the south towards the River Went, which the map shows passing under Tanpit Bridge. The Domesday Book counted seven households here; the second half of the name is the Old English for tree stumps.
The railway is the feature a driver meets first. The Askern branch line runs through the village with two level crossings, marked on the map as Stubbs Walden North and South. It carries freight and the passenger trains between London King's Cross and Bradford Interchange, so allow for the crossings when you plan the timing, and keep the van clear of both when loading.
How the van gets to Stubbs Walden
The A19 is the nearest main road: it crosses the River Went near Walden Stubbs on its way north to junction 34 of the M62. From Bradford that means the M62 east to junction 34, then south on the A19, and into the village on Walden Stubbs Road or Stubbs Road.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 50 to 60 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Stubbs Walden
Each service below links to its Castleford page, which covers how the job works in and around Castleford.
Stubbs Walden: questions before you book
Stubbs Walden or Walden Stubbs: is it the same place?
Yes. The parish is listed as Stubbs Walden, while Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap call the village Walden Stubbs. Either works on the booking as long as the postcode, DN6, is right.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): DN6 9BU is in Osgoldcross ward, North Yorkshire, parish of Stubbs Walden
- Walden Stubbs: small rural village and civil parish near the South Yorkshire border, 7 miles south-east of Pontefract, under 100 people in 2011, near the River Went, seven households in Domesday, Stubbs meaning tree stumps, the Askern branch line with two level crossings and trains between London King's Cross and Bradford Interchange (Wikipedia)
- A19: crosses the River Went near Walden Stubbs and meets the M62 at junction 34 (Wikipedia)
- OpenStreetMap map data (API extract around the village): Tanpit Lane, Common Lane, Walden Stubbs Road, Stubbs Road, Stubbs Lane, Boisters Road, Tanpit Bridge, Boisters Bridge, Stubbs Walden North and South level crossings, River Went