Kirkhamgate

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53°41′50″N 1°32′50″W / 53.6971°N 1.5471°W / 53.6971; -1.5471

Kirkhamgate is a village in the Wakefield district, in West Yorkshire, England. It originated as a hamlet in the Alverthorpe township in the parish of Wakefield in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Geography

Houses and farm buildings in Kirkhamgate

Kirkhamgate is situated on rising ground at a junction on the Wakefield to Batley road to the east of the M1 motorway. It is primarily a residential village surrounded by farmland that is part of the Rhubarb Triangle.

Places adjacent to Kirkhamgate

Events

Kirkhamgate holds an annual scarecrow festival in September.[1]

Governance

Alverthorpe civil parish was formed on 31 December 1894 from part of Alverthorpe with Thornes in Wakefield Rural District. On 1 April 1916 the parish was renamed Kirkhamgate. In 1931 the parish had a population of 1,320.[2] On 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Stanley.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ www.kirkhamgatescarecrows.co.uk Archived 19 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Population statistics Kirkhamgate CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Wakefield Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Kirkhamgate CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

External links

Media related to Kirkhamgate at Wikimedia Commons


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