Kirkheaton

Kirkheaton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the county of , England. The village lies about 10 miles north east of and about 5 miles west of . In 1951 the parish had a population of 70.
Wikipedia
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Northumberland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Kirkheaton, Northumberland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Bartholomew and Capheaton Hall.

Church
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Building
Photo: John Preston Neale, Public domain.
, near , , is an English country house, the seat of the Swinburne Baronets and a childhood home of the poet Algernon Swinburne. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Kirkheaton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkharle and Bavington Crags.

Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the county of in Northern England located about 12 miles west of the town of , just to the west of the crossroads of the A696 and B6342 roads. is situated 3 miles north of Kirkheaton.

Locality
is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in north , England. The site is an outcropping of the Whin Sill which gives rise to distinctive flora particular to the thin soil conditions on this bedrock. is situated 3 miles northwest of Kirkheaton.

Village
Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and a civil parish in , England, near the town of and the city of . It is an example of a 19th-century planned estate village. is situated 3½ miles south of Kirkheaton.

Kirkheaton

Latitude
55.09136° or 55° 5′ 29″ north
Longitude
-1.97092° or 1° 58′ 15″ west
Elevation
741 feet (226 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB K3T
Open location code
9C7W32RH+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 310919463
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2645274
Wiki­data ID
Q6415680
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Kirkheaton” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kirkheaton, Northumberland”
  • Irish: “Kirkheaton”
  • Polish: “Kirkheaton (Northumberland)”
  • Polish: “Kirkheaton”
  • Swedish: “Kirkheaton, Northumberland”
  • Swedish: “Kirkheaton”
  • Urdu: “کرک ہیٹن، نارتھمبرلینڈ”
  • Welsh: “Kirkheaton, Northumberland”
  • Welsh: “Kirkheaton”

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Highlights include Equestrian Track and Bavington Carr.

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