Place:Brockholes (Kirklees), West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameBrockholes (Kirklees)
Alt namesBrockholessource: from redirect
TypeVillage
Coordinates53.597°N 1.7698°W
Located inWest Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inWest Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
Yorkshire, England    
See alsoHolmfirth, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandurban district in which it was located until 1974
Kirklees, West Yorkshire, Englandmunicipal district covering the area since 1974
Almondbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandecclesiastical parish
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Brockholes is a small village in West Yorkshire, England, in the administrative area of Kirklees Metropolitan Council and Holme Valley Parish Council. The village of Honley borders to the immediate north of the village and Holmfirth lies to the south. Brockholes is within the Postal district of Holmfirth.

Historically, Brockholes was in the ecclesiastical parish of Almondbury in the Agbrigg division of the wapentake of Agbrigg and Morley. From 1894 until 1974, Brockholes was located in the Holmfirth Urban District.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Brockholes.

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  • GENUKI on Brockholes. The GENUKI page gives numerous references to local bodies providing genealogical assistance.
  • The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Almondbury provides a list of useful resources for the local area.
  • A Vision of Britain through Time on Honley, the next settlement to Brockholes.
  • OpenStreetMap provided this modern map showing Brockholes on the A616 road between Huddersfield and Sheffield.
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