Flockton Green

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Flockton Green
Yorkshire
West Riding
George and Dragon, Flockton Green (geograph 2446615).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]

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