Welcome to our village

The Village of Cross Roads with Lees is not really a village but a collection of small Hamlets that are now regarded as a Village.

If you are a tourist, on your way to Haworth to pay homage to the Bronte shrine or a traveler just passing through.

Don't blink, or you might miss it, and in that blink, you miss the product of 12,000 years of history.

The Brigantes fought the Romans from this spot, long before the crossroads appeared and later it became a point on the Roman road to 'Olicana' (Ilkley).

In Mediaeval times, the areas came under the auspice of Rievaulx Abbey and Nostell Priory.

The hamlets of Lees, Barcroft and even Bingley Road were mentioned in documents as far back as 1338.

Therefore, to dismiss Cross Roads as a little place one passes through on the way to Haworth does little justice to the village.

Ian Shackleton
Parish Councillor for Cross Roads
© 2001

At the gateway to the famous Bronte Country and village of Haworth, Cross Roads offers residents a true community spirit with handy local amenities.