Wigglesworth: what to know before moving day
The B6478 is the road that ties the parish together, running from Long Preston in the east towards Slaidburn and Clitheroe in the west. A former Wesleyan chapel stands on it in the western part of the settlement. The Plough Inn is the one pub, and opposite it is a listed K6 telephone kiosk of 1935, a handy point to give the driver. Rathmell is 2 miles to the north.
Most of the listed buildings are farmhouses and farm buildings, many built in millstone grit: Wigglesworth Hall Farm North and South, Deepdale Head, Lower Pythorns, Lane Side and Dam Head, a farmhouse and stables that is now a private house. There is also the Spa Wellhead of 1666. With homes this far apart, each address needs its own directions, so give the farm or house name and the best place for a long van to turn.
How the van gets to Wigglesworth
The van reaches Skipton from Bradford by the A650 and A629, follows the A65 north-west through Gargrave and Hellifield to Long Preston, and turns west onto the B6478. The road crosses the River Ribble on Cow Bridge, a single stone arch, before reaching Wigglesworth. Wigglesworth is estimated at roughly 50 to 65 minutes from Bradford.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 50 to 65 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Wigglesworth
Each service below links to its Skipton page, which covers how the job works in and around Skipton.
Wigglesworth: questions before you book
Is Wigglesworth in the Settle area or the Skipton area?
Both, in a sense. It is about 5 miles south of Settle and sits in the Settle & Penyghent ward of North Yorkshire Council, but the postcode is BD23, the Skipton district.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD23 4RJ is in Settle & Penyghent ward, North Yorkshire, parish of Wigglesworth
- Wigglesworth (Wikipedia): village and parish, 379 residents in 2011, road between Long Preston and Slaidburn, Rathmell 2 miles north, about 5 miles south of Settle, Plough Inn, scattered houses and farmsteads, former Wesleyan chapel on the B6478
- Listed buildings in Wigglesworth (Wikipedia): Wigglesworth Hall Farm North and South, Deepdale Head, Lower Pythorns, Lane Side, Dam Head, Spa Wellhead (1666), K6 kiosk opposite the Plough Inn
- Listed buildings in Long Preston (Wikipedia): Cow Bridge carries the B6478 over the River Ribble
- OpenStreetMap data via Nominatim: B6478, a secondary road, Wigglesworth, BD23 4RW
- B roads in Zone 6 (Wikipedia): the B6478 runs from Clitheroe to Long Preston