Kirkhamgate
| Kirkhamgate | |
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| OS grid reference | SE300224 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WAKEFIELD |
| Postcode district | WF2 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
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.
Governance
[edit | edit source]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.[1] On 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Stanley.[2][3]
Geography
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At its western end, Kirkhamgate is situated on rising ground at the junction of Brandy Carr Road with the Wakefield to Batley road. Brandy Carr Road crosses the Alverthorpe Beck, flowing north to south, at Beck Bottom and continues past fields, housing and Brandy Carr Nurseries towards the A650 Wakefield to Bradford Road at its eastern end. The M1 motorway passes north and west and is accessed at Junction 41.[4] Wakefield is to the southeast and Wrenthorpe is to the east where the boundary is the Carr Gate Beck.
Kirkhamgate is primarily a residential village surrounded by farmland that is part of the Rhubarb Triangle.[5] Brandy Carr Nurseries, specialises in rhubarb and liquorice plants.[6]
Events
[edit | edit source]Kirkhamgate holds an annual scarecrow festival in September.[7]
References
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- ^ www.kirkhamgatescarecrows.co.uk Archived 19 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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