Sturton Grange

53.797°N 1.358°W / 53.797; -1.358

Strawberry fields at Sturton Grange

Sturton Grange is a civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 417,^[1] reducing to 403 at the 2011 Census.^[2]

Most of the parish area is used for agriculture. Soft fruit is grown here at an industrial scale.^[3] Population is concentrated in the northwest near the boundary with Garforth. The M1 motorway passes through the northern parts of the parish, the Leeds to Selby railway through the southern parts. Garforth Airfield^[4] is located north of the railway near the centre of the parish area.

Listed buildings

The parish contains two listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Both the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".^[5] The parish is almost completely agricultural, and the listed buildings consist of a railway bridge and a milestone.

Name and location	Photograph	Date	Notes
Brady Farm Bridge 53.79065°N 1.36072°W / 53.79065; -1.36072 (Brady Farm Bridge)		1832–33	The bridge was built by the Leeds and Selby Railway to carry a track over its line. It is in sandstone and limestone, and consists of a single span. The arch springs from an impost band, and has stepped rusticated voussoirs. The bridge has straight wing walls, a moulded string course, and a low parapet ending in oval piers.[6]
Milestone 53.80449°N 1.36299°W / 53.80449; -1.36299 (Milestone)		Mid 19th century	The milestone is on the west side of Aberford Road (A642 road), south of its junction with the M1 motorway. It is in stone with a triangular section with a rounded top, and has an overlay in cast iron. On the top is "WAKEFIELD & ABERFORD ROAD" and "STURTON", and on the sides are the distances to Wakefield, Aberford and Oulton.[7]

References

1. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Leeds Archived 19 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 September 2009
2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
3. "Makins Yorkshire Strawberries". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
4. "Garforth Airfield". UKGA. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
5. Historic England
6. Historic England & 1419091
7. Historic England & 1313208

Bibliography

• Historic England, "Brady Farm Bridge, HUL4/15, Sturton Grange (1419091)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 July 2021
• Historic England, "Milepost at SE421344, HUL4/15, Sturton Grange (1313208)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 July 2021
• Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 29 July 2021

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