Balkholme
Balkholme is a hamlet in the civil parish of Kilpin and the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
| Balkholme | |
|---|---|
 Balkholme in 2006 | |
  Balkholme Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE784281 |
| • London | 155 mi (249 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GOOLE |
| Postcode district | DN14 |
| Dialling code | 01430 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Balkholme is to the south of the B1230 Howden to Gilberdyke road as it crosses the M62 motorway, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of the parish village of Kilpin. The county town of Beverley is 17 miles (27 km) to the north-east, the town of Howden 2.5 miles (4 km) west, and the town centre of Goole approximately 4 miles (6 km) south-west.
In 1823, Baines recorded that Balkholme was in the parish of Howden, and the wapentake and liberty of Howdenshire, and had a population of 105 including eight farmers.[1]
At the east side of Balkholme is West Linton Farmhouse, a Grade II listed late 18th-century house, of two-storeys and three-bays. It is built of red brick in Flemish bond, with pantile roof, and has a 19th-century wing.[2]
There is a small RAF memorial garden on Brow Lane where a mid-air collision occurred during the Second World War between two Halifax Bombers of 578 Squadron.[3]
References
- Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p152
- Historic England. "West Linton Farmhouse (1355023)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "LEST WE FORGET LK-E and LK-K MEMORIALS: BALKHOLME EAST YORKSHIRE". 578 Squadron. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 3.
