Crofton in 1965 - (7 of 9)

Although the village is expanding rapidly, there are a number of farms still marked along the Santingley Lane/High Street/Harrison Road. There are at least some names we recognise today including Manor Farm, Hill Farm, Bedford Farm and Church Hill Farm.

What was a Roman Catholic church building is marked on Santingley Lane. This is now a nursery. The Rectory on Shay Lane marked on previous maps, is now shown as the Old Rectory.

The Methodist chapel at the top of the High Street is no longer marked as a church but rather as a school. Rising pupil numbers saw this building used as an extra classroom. This building stood where Sycamore Court is today, opposite Hare Park Lane.

Although railway sidings expanded north of Doncaster Road (now a depot), both Crofton's railway stations have closed.

There are three schools marked on the map. The Old Hall site is now marked as a School. This would later become part of Crofton Academy. The Crofton Infant school site is also marked.

A College appears within Crofton Park, and Crofton Hall has gone. There is also a line of buildings marked in Crofton Park which do not appear on earlier maps (does anyone know what they were?). The first houses to be built within the Crofton Hall grounds, have been constructed along Harrison Road.

More allotments have been created around "The Lump" in New Crofton. The ones behind Oak Street still exist today.

A Garage is marked on Doncaster Road between the Weeland Road and Pontefract Road junctions. Note that buildings are marked in this location on the 1949 map. The petrol station is still there today.