Kirkheaton
Encyclopedia
Kirkheaton is a village 3 miles (5 km) north east of Huddersfield
, West Yorkshire
, England
and has a population of 4,209 together with Upper Heaton.
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and has a population of 4,209 together with Upper Heaton.
Education
Kirkheaton has a primary school, Kirkheaton Primary School, which is situated on New Road.Notable people
- England cricketers George Herbert HirstGeorge Herbert HirstGeorge Herbert Hirst was a professional English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1891 and 1921, with a further appearance in 1929. He played in 24 Test matches for England between 1897 and 1909, touring Australia twice...
, Allen HillAllen HillAllen Hill played in the first-ever cricket Test, taking the first wicket. Hill also went on to umpire in the Test match played at Lord's in 1890....
and Wilfred RhodesWilfred RhodesWilfred Rhodes was an English professional cricketer who played 58 Test matches for England between 1899 and 1930. In Tests, Rhodes took 127 wickets in and scored 2,325 runs, becoming the first Englishman to complete the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in Test matches...
were all born in the village and played cricket for Kirkheaton Cricket Club. Also the cricketers, William BatesWilliam Bates (cricketer)William Ederick Bates was an English first-class cricketer who played for Yorkshire, Wales and most notably, Glamorgan, over a long career from 1907 to 1931...
, John Thewlis SeniorJohn Thewlis SeniorJohn Thewlis senior was an English first-class cricketer, who played in forty four matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, and fifty six first-class matches in all between 1862 and 1875...
, and Lewis WrathmellLewis WrathmellLewis Franklin Wrathmell was an English first-class cricketer, who made his only appearance for Yorkshire County Cricket Club against Cambridge University, at Fenners in 1886...
, were also all born in the village and played for Yorkshire County Cricket ClubYorkshire County Cricket ClubYorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....