Birkenshaw

Birkenshaw is a village in the borough of Kirklees in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It lies at the crossroads between the A58 Leeds to Halifax road and the A651 Bradford to Heckmondwike road.

Type: Village
Description: village in West Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Birkenshaw, Kirklees” and “Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Luke’s Church Centre and BBG Academy.

St Luke’s Church Centre

Church

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

BBG Academy

School

BBG Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire, England. Birkenshaw Middle School was a community school administered by Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.

Oakwell Hall

Photo: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oakwell Hall is an Elizabethan manor house in Birstall, West Yorkshire, England. The Grade I listed hall is set in period gardens surrounded by 110 acres of country park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Drub and Gomersal.

Drub

Hamlet

Drub is a hamlet in the Kirklees district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is located between Cleckheaton, Birkenshaw, and Gomersal and is considered part of the latter.

Gomersal

Town

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gomersal is a town in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England. It is south of Bradford, south west of Leeds, east of Cleckheaton, and north of Heckmondwike. It is close to the River Spen and forms part of the Heavy Woollen District.