Kirkhamgate

Kirkhamgate
Yorkshire West Riding
Brandy Carr Road, the main street in Kirkhamgate
Location
Grid reference:	SE300224
Location:	53°41’50"N, 1°32’50"W
Data
Post town:	Wakefield
Postcode:	WF2
Local Government
Council:	Wakefield
Parliamentary constituency:	Morley and Outwood

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

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.

Events

Kirkhamgate holds a scarecrow festival each year in September.

Outside links

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