Durkar
Durkar is a small village in the southwestern suburbs of the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The name 'Durkar' derives from the Norse drit kjarr meaning 'dirt marsh'.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St John the Divine, Calder Grove and Pugneys Country Park.
Church of St John the Divine, Calder Grove
Church
Photo: Storye book, CC BY 3.0.
The Church of St John the Divine, designed by William Swinden Barber, was built as a mission church in 1892–1893 in the parish of St James, Chapelthorpe, Crigglestone, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
Pugneys Country Park
Park
Pugneys Country Park is a 250-acre park located on the A636 between Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England and Junction 39 of the M1 motorway. It is a Local Nature Reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kettlethorpe and Painthorpe.
Kettlethorpe
Village
Kettlethorpe, originally a separate village, is a suburb that lies 2.5 miles south of Wakefield city centre, in West Yorkshire, England. The suburb has a secondary education school, Kettlethorpe High School, which is a specialist maths and computing college.
Painthorpe
Village
Painthorpe is a residential area in the Wakefield district, in the English county of West Yorkshire. It is situated southwest of Crigglestone.
Newmillerdam
Village
Newmillerdam is a village and suburb of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. The name refers to the lake and country park adjacent to the village. The park is a local nature reserve.
Durkar
- Type: Village
- Description: village in West Yorkshire, England, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Crigglestone, Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.65083° or 53° 39′ 3″ northLongitude
-1.52185° or 1° 31′ 19″ westElevation
105 feet (32 metres)Open location code
9C5WMF2H+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 263323602OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Durkar” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Broadlands Farm Caravan Site and Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy.
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