Kirkley
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Kirkley is a place within the town of Lowestoft
in the Waveney District
of the English
county
of Suffolk
. Kirkley is located south of the centre of the town. Although today it forms part of the urban area of Lowestoft, it was originally a village.
Kirkley was briefly mentioned in the Domesday Book
at which time it formed part of King William's estates and was held by Roger Bigot
. The area is described as a village with a population of around 433 by Suckling in 1846, with its main industry being fishing.
The former parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St John Church. The church had fallen into disrepair by 1640, with restoration taking place at some point in the 18th Century.
Kirkley is ranked as the most socially deprived area in Suffolk and in 2007 was the 173rd most deprived area in England (out of 32,486). It has the lowest life expectancy in Suffolk, at 73.96 years and has higher crime rates than almost all other areas within Waveney. Kirkley was part of the Waveney Sunrise Scheme and has received regeneration finance from the EU.
The local high school is East Point Academy
(formed from Kirkley Community High School and Kirkley Middle School, the academy itself in located on the former high school site) which teaches students from ages 11–16. The area is also home to Kirkley and Pakefield Football Club.
The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
(CEFAS), a large fisheries research centre, which is a part of Defra
, is located in the Kirkley area.
Lowestoft
Lowestoft is a town in the English county of Suffolk. The town is on the North Sea coast and is the most easterly point of the United Kingdom. It is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and south-east of Norwich...
in the Waveney District
Waveney
Waveney is a local government district in Suffolk, England, named after the River Waveney that forms its north-west border. The district council is based in Lowestoft, the major settlement in Waveney, which is the only unparished area in the district...
of the English
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...
county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
. Kirkley is located south of the centre of the town. Although today it forms part of the urban area of Lowestoft, it was originally a village.
Kirkley was briefly mentioned in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
at which time it formed part of King William's estates and was held by Roger Bigot
Roger Bigod
Roger Bigod may refer to:*Roger Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk , Norman knight who came to England with William the Conqueror*Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk *Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk , Marshal of England...
. The area is described as a village with a population of around 433 by Suckling in 1846, with its main industry being fishing.
The former parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St John Church. The church had fallen into disrepair by 1640, with restoration taking place at some point in the 18th Century.
Kirkley is ranked as the most socially deprived area in Suffolk and in 2007 was the 173rd most deprived area in England (out of 32,486). It has the lowest life expectancy in Suffolk, at 73.96 years and has higher crime rates than almost all other areas within Waveney. Kirkley was part of the Waveney Sunrise Scheme and has received regeneration finance from the EU.
The local high school is East Point Academy
East Point Academy
East Point Academy is an academy located in the Kirkley district of Lowestoft, in the English county of Suffolk. It educates children from ages 11 to 16...
(formed from Kirkley Community High School and Kirkley Middle School, the academy itself in located on the former high school site) which teaches students from ages 11–16. The area is also home to Kirkley and Pakefield Football Club.
The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science is an executive agency of the United Kingdom government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
(CEFAS), a large fisheries research centre, which is a part of Defra
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom...
, is located in the Kirkley area.