Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire

Birkenshaw
St Paul's Church
Birkenshaw is located in West Yorkshire
Birkenshaw
Birkenshaw
Location within West Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE203279
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CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRADFORD
Postcode districtBD11
Dialling code01274, 0113
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53°44′51″N 1°41′36″W / 53.7475°N 1.6934°W / 53.7475; -1.6934

Birkenshaw is a village in the borough of Kirklees in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It lies at the crossroads between the A58 Leeds to Halifax road and the A651 Bradford to Heckmondwike road. At the 2011 census, the village was located in the ward of Birstall and Birkenshaw, which had a population 16,298.[1] Birkenshaw forms part of the Heavy Woollen District.

It is the site of the headquarters of the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.[2]

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Birstall and Birkenshaw Ward (as of 2011) (E05001392)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Headquarters". West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.