Stapleton, Selby

Stapleton
Stapleton
	View by Grimshaw 1877 in what is still a rural area
	Stapleton Location within North Yorkshire
Population	59 (2001 census)
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 and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 59. 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. From 1974 to 2023 it was in Selby district.

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]