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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kirkhamgate like this:
KIRKHAM GATE, a hamlet in Alverthorpe township, Wakefield parish, W. R. Yorkshire; near Wakefield.
Kirkhamgate is now part of WAKEFIELD District. Click here for graphs and data of how WAKEFIELD has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kirkhamgate itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kirkhamgate, in Wakefield and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11155
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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