Flockton
Sign in to saveFlockton is a village in the civil parish of Kirkburton, in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It is halfway between Huddersfield and Wakefield. In 2020, the population of Flockton and Flockton Green was estimated to be 2,107.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Kirkburton
- Population
- 2107
- Image
- BarnsleyRoadA637Flockton(HumphreyBolton)Jul2008.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01924
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- Commons category
- Flockton
- OS grid reference
- SE242149
- postal code
- WF4
- historic county
- Yorkshire
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Flockton is a village in the civil parish of Kirkburton, in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It is halfway between Huddersfield and Wakefield. In 2020, the population of Flockton and Flockton Green was estimated to be 2,107.
Its name derives from Flóki, an Old Norse personal name, and tūn, which is Old English for enclosure or fence.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Flockton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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