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Explore Kirkthorpe
Kirkthorpe in Wakefield (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 160 mi (or 258 km) north of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Kirkthorpe is now 06:05 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Kirkthorpe, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Leeds Bradford Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City in a distance of 26 mi (or 43 km), South-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Crofton, Normanton, Sharlston, Walton and Wakefield. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 37 °F
Morning Temperature | 0°C / 33 °F |
Evening Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 62% |
Air Pressure | 999 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 68% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
5°C (40 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
4°C (38 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Rain and snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
15°C (58 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Grange
Waterton Park
OULTON HALL - QHOTELS
Clarion Collection Cedar Court Hotel Wakefield
York House Hotel
BEST WESTERN HOTEL ST PIERRE
TRAVELODGE WAKEFIELD
Holiday Inn Express WAKEFIELD
Wakefield Central
Campanile Wakefield
Videos from this area
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46115 Scots Guardsman at Wakefield Kirkgate on 13-08-2013
46115 Scots Guardsman at Wakefield Kirkgate station with the Scarborough Spa Express on Tuesday 13 August 2013.
Scarborough Spa Express at Wakefield Kirkgate
46115 'Scots Guardsman' hauling the return Scarborough Spa Express heading to York via Wakefield Westgate at the derelict Wakefield Kirkgate Station on 18th August 2010.
Steam train leaves Kirkgate Railway Station, Wakefield 2010
Scarbrough Streamer train Dutchess of Sutherland passing through Wakefield Kirkgate to Scarbrough. Even though this happens every week it still manages to impress people when these come ...
Sharlston Rovers 50 Crofton Cougars 4 - Wakefield City Plasterers Cup Quarter Finals
Sharlston Rovers open the 2009-10 season with a comprehensive victory over neighbours Crofton Cougars in the Wakefield district Brian McDermott City Plasterers Cup Quarter Finals. Rovers...
Sharlston Rovers 52 Elland 12 - Pennine Premier League
Already chasing fixtures due to Yorkshire cup commitments Sharlston Rovers made some ground on league leaders Siddal A and Drighlington with a second half romp over Elland after trailing at...
Sharlston Rovers 24, Keighley 0 - BARLA Yorkshire Cup 2012 Semi Final (01/12/2012)
Sharlston Rovers are now in the 2012 Yorkshire cup final after a brilliant performance put paid to Keighley's impressive cup run. Rovers who have been beaten semi finalists for the last 2 seasons...
Sharlston Rovers 36 Bank Quay Bulls 32 - BARLA National Cup Semi Final 2012
SHARLSTON Rovers booked their place in the final of the BARLA National Cup for the second year running thanks to a dramatic 36-32 victory over Bank Quay Bulls at Weeland Road on Saturday.
Sharlston Rovers 86 Queensbury 4 - Pennine Premier League
HIghlights of the high scoring game between Sharlston Rovers and Bradford based Queensbury in the Pennine Amateur League premier division.
Sharlston Rovers 50 Dewsbury Moor 0 - Yorkshire Cup 2009 Quarter Finals
Rovers make it to the semi finals in their quest to retain the Yorkshire Cup. Rovers made the passage through with a comfortable 50 nil home victory over Dewsbury Moor.
Sharlston Rovers A 30 Wortley Dragons 31 - Preseason 09/10 Friendly
Sharlston Rovers A narrowly lose to last years Pennine division 3 champions Wortley Dragons as the Leeds outfit score comeback try then post drop goal in dying seconds.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Walton Hall, West Yorkshire
Walton Hall is a stately home in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Wakefield. It was built in the Palladian style in 1767 on an island within a 26-acre lake, on the site of a former moated medieval hall. It was the ancestral home of the naturalist and traveller Charles Waterton, who made Walton Hall into the world's first wildfowl and nature reserve. Waterton's son, Edmund, sold the estate. The Waterton Collection is now in Wakefield Museum.
Normanton (UK Parliament constituency)
Normanton was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Belle Vue (Wakefield)
Belle Vue (for sponsorship reasons the Rapid Solicitors Stadium), the home of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, is a rugby league stadium in Wakefield, England. It is located beside the A638 Doncaster Road, approximately one mile south of Wakefield city centre.
All Saints Church, Normanton
All Saints Church is the parish church in Normanton, West Yorkshire, England.
West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum
The West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum comprised four hospitals under the West Riding General Asylums Committee: 1818 Stanley Royd Hospital, Stanley, Wakefield 1872 South Yorkshire Asylum, Middlewood, Sheffield 1888 High Royds Hospital, Menston 1904 Storthes Hall, Kirkburton
Warmfield cum Heath
Warmfield cum Heath is a civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 844. Until 1974 it formed part of Wakefield Rural District.
Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield
The Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield is a chantry chapel in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England and is designated a Grade I Listed building by English Heritage. It is located south of the city centre on the medieval bridge over the River Calder. It is the only survivor of four chantries in Wakefield and the oldest and most ornate of the surviving bridge chapels in England. Others are at St Ives, Cambridgeshire, Rotherham and Bradford-on-Avon.
Newmarket Stadium
Newmarket Stadium is the proposed home for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It will replace Belle Vue which has been home to the rugby league club for over 100 years. Outline planning permission was received from Wakefield Metropolitan District Council's planning department.