Kirkham, Yorkshire
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| Kirkham | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 Bridge across the Derwent at Kirkham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE739659 |
| Location: | 54°5’1"N, 0°52’19"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | York |
| Postcode: | YO60 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Thirsk and Malton |
Kirkham is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, close to Malton, situated in the Howardian Hills alongside the River Derwent, and is notable for the nearby ruins of Kirkham Priory, an Augustinian establishment.
Kirkham was historically an extra parochial area.[1]
Kirkham was served by Kirkham Abbey railway station on the York to Scarborough Line between 1845 and 1930.[2]
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References
- ↑ GENUKI website. East Riding of Yorkshire. Extraparochial
- ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
