Kirkburton

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Kirkburton
All Hallows' Churchyard
Kirkburton Location within West Yorkshire
Population	4,299 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SE1912
Civil parish	Kirkburton
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode district	HD8
Dialling code	01484
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Ossett and Denby Dale
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°36′36″N 1°42′11″W / 53.610°N 1.703°W / 53.610; -1.703

Kirkburton is a village, civil parish and ward in Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Huddersfield. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the township comprised the villages of Kirkburton and Highburton and several hamlets, including Thunder Bridge, Thorncliffe, Storthes Hall and Linfit. According to the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 26,439,^[1] while the village had a population of 4,299.^[2]