This article is about the area of Leeds. For the village in Northern Ireland, see Ballywalter.
Whitkirk is a suburb of east Leeds, England. It is situated between Cross Gates to the north, Austhorpe to the east, Killingbeck to the west, Colton to the south-east and Halton to the south-west. The Temple Newsam estate lies directly south of the area.
A church is recorded in The Domesday Survey (1086) as belonging to the manor of Gipton and Colton, and as Whitkirk is the only known medieval church in these area of Leeds, it is reasonable to assume that it is Whitkirk church that is being referred to, in which case it must have a late Anglo- Saxon origin at least. The first mention of Whitkirk itself is in 1154–66 in the Early Yorkshire Charters as ‘Witechirche’, meaning ‘white church’.[1] The name has Old English origins, with the ‘chirche’ element subsequently being replaced by the Old Norse ‘kirkja’. It is possible that the church was the focus of settlement activity at this period extending into the later medieval.[2]
The renowned civil engineer John Smeaton was born in the local parish of Austhorpe and is buried in Whitkirk churchyard.[3]
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Whitkirk is 4 miles east of Leeds city centre, and about 1 mile from Cross Gates Railway Station,[4] which has services to Leeds City station and York railway station, and is close to the A63dual carriageway and M1 motorway, meaning it is an ideal location for commuters. The area is well served by regular buses.
Temple Newsam War Memorial
The area has a cricket club which has a large cricket pitch, five tennis courts, a football pitch and a crown green bowling green, along with a large bar area.[5] Housing in Whitkirk ranges from detached houses, semi-detached houses and terraced houses. It is also home to a Premier Inn, directly next to the Brown Cow public house, a gym, a Co-op, a carpet shop, an undertaker and an estate agent. The Temple Newsam War Memorial can be found a few hundred yards along Selby road towards Halton.
^Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 514. ISBN0-19-869103-3.
^"Whitkirk Conservation Area Appraisal" (PDF). leeds.gov.uk. 13 March 2009. p. 5. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
^"History of Whitkirk – St Mary's Church, Whitkirk". whitkirkchurch.org.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
^"History of Whitkirk, in Leeds and Yorkshire | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
^"Welcome to Whitkirk Cricket Club". www.whitkirkcc.org.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
^"Whitkirk Primary School - Templegate Walk, Leeds, LS15 0EU". www.whitkirk.org. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
^"Templenewsam Halton Primary School - Home". www.templenewsam.leeds.dbprimary.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
^"Temple Moor High School; Together we achieve success". tmhs.co.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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Community webpage
Whitkirk Cricket Club
Genuki site
May 04, 2024
whitkirk, this, article, about, area, leeds, village, northern, ireland, ballywalter, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, remove. This article is about the area of Leeds For the village in Northern Ireland see Ballywalter This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Whitkirk news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Whitkirk is a suburb of east Leeds England It is situated between Cross Gates to the north Austhorpe to the east Killingbeck to the west Colton to the south east and Halton to the south west The Temple Newsam estate lies directly south of the area WhitkirkSt Mary s Church WhitkirkWhitkirkShow map of LeedsWhitkirkLocation within West YorkshireShow map of West YorkshireOS grid referenceSE 363 339Metropolitan boroughCity of LeedsMetropolitan countyWest YorkshireRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLEEDSPostcode districtLS15Dialling code0113PoliceWest YorkshireFireWest YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshireUK ParliamentLeeds EastList of places UK England Yorkshire 53 48 00 N 1 27 00 W 53 800 N 1 450 W 53 800 1 450 It falls into the Temple Newsam ward of Leeds City Council and Leeds East parliamentary constituency Contents 1 History 2 Information 3 Education 4 Comparison 5 Location grid 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory edit nbsp Character properties on Colton Road A church is recorded in The Domesday Survey 1086 as belonging to the manor of Gipton and Colton and as Whitkirk is the only known medieval church in these area of Leeds it is reasonable to assume that it is Whitkirk church that is being referred to in which case it must have a late Anglo Saxon origin at least The first mention of Whitkirk itself is in 1154 66 in the Early Yorkshire Charters as Witechirche meaning white church 1 The name has Old English origins with the chirche element subsequently being replaced by the Old Norse kirkja It is possible that the church was the focus of settlement activity at this period extending into the later medieval 2 The renowned civil engineer John Smeaton was born in the local parish of Austhorpe and is buried in Whitkirk churchyard 3 Information editWhitkirk is 4 miles east of Leeds city centre and about 1 mile from Cross Gates Railway Station 4 which has services to Leeds City station and York railway station and is close to the A63 dual carriageway and M1 motorway meaning it is an ideal location for commuters The area is well served by regular buses nbsp Temple Newsam War Memorial The area has a cricket club which has a large cricket pitch five tennis courts a football pitch and a crown green bowling green along with a large bar area 5 Housing in Whitkirk ranges from detached houses semi detached houses and terraced houses It is also home to a Premier Inn directly next to the Brown Cow public house a gym a Co op a carpet shop an undertaker and an estate agent The Temple Newsam War Memorial can be found a few hundred yards along Selby road towards Halton Education editWhitkirk has three schools Whitkirk Primary School 6 Temple Newsam Halton Primary School 7 and Temple Moor High School 8 Comparison edit nbsp A view over Whitkirk in winter looking towards Colton Whitkirk lies within theLS15 postcode area Here is a population breakdown of the postcode area in comparison with the UK population Category LS15 UK average Population density people sq mi 43 2 24 9 Gender split females male 1 05 1 05 Average commute 6 1 miles 8 73 miles Average age 38 39 Home ownership 16 16 9 Student population 2 4 4 4 People in good health 69 69 Location grid editSee also editListed buildings in Leeds Temple Newsam Ward References edit Ekwall Eilert 1960 The concise Oxford dictionary of English place names 4 ed Oxford Clarendon Press p 514 ISBN 0 19 869103 3 Whitkirk Conservation Area Appraisal PDF leeds gov uk 13 March 2009 p 5 Retrieved 6 March 2017 History of Whitkirk St Mary s Church Whitkirk whitkirkchurch org uk Retrieved 6 March 2017 History of Whitkirk in Leeds and Yorkshire Map and description www visionofbritain org uk Retrieved 6 March 2017 Welcome to Whitkirk Cricket Club www whitkirkcc org uk Retrieved 6 March 2017 Whitkirk Primary School Templegate Walk Leeds LS15 0EU www whitkirk org Retrieved 6 March 2017 Templenewsam Halton Primary School Home www templenewsam leeds dbprimary com Retrieved 6 March 2017 Temple Moor High School Together we achieve success tmhs co uk Retrieved 6 March 2017 External links editCommunity webpage Whitkirk Cricket Club Genuki site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whitkirk amp oldid 1119597338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
