Flockton Green
| Flockton Green | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
.jpg) George and Dragon public house on Barnsley Road | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE248152 |
| Location: | 53°37’59"N, 1°37’30"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Kirklees |
Flockton Green is a hamlet in the West Riding of Yorkshire immediately east of Flockton village, on the junction of the road from Overton with the A637 road between Grange Moor and West Bretton. Flockton Green has a pub called The George and Dragon.[1]
History
Flockton Green was formerly called "Nether Flockton".[2][3] Flockton Green has a pub called The George and Dragon.[4] It is recorded as having a population of 800 in 1809.[5] Plans were approved for Flockton Green Working Men's club (in Flockton itself) to be turned into 87 new homes in 2016.[6]
References
- ↑ "The George and Dragon, Wakefield - pub details". Beer in the Evening. https://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/37/37178/George_and_Dragon/Wakefield. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ Albert Hugh Smith (1961). The Place-names of West Riding of Yorkshire. University Press. p. 204. https://books.google.com/books?id=xPbkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Flockton+Green%22. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ↑ "Flockton Green". Survey of English Place-Names. https://epns.nottingham.ac.uk/browse/id/53288205b47fc40c81005982-Flockton+Green. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ "The George and Dragon, Wakefield - pub details". Beer in the Evening. https://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/37/37178/George_and_Dragon/Wakefield. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ Thomas Langdale (1809). A Topographical Dictionary of Yorkshire. J. Langdale, 1809. p. 194. https://books.google.com/books?id=JVkJAAAAIAAJ&dq=Nether+Flockton+population&pg=RA1-PA194. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ "Flockton is to get 87 new homes ... and a new working men's club". Yorkshire Live. 9 September 2016. https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/flockton-87-new-homes--11863580. Retrieved 26 January 2022.