Kinsley, West Yorkshire
53°37′34″N 1°22′12″W / 53.626°N 1.370°W
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Kinsley is a village in the civil parish of Hemsworth, and the City of Wakefield district of West Yorkshire, England.
Kinsley is a rural, ex-mining village. Its neighbouring villages are Fitzwilliam to the north, to which it is conjoined, and Hemsworth to the south-east.
The village is on the B6273 Wakefield Road, and approximately 7 miles (11 km) from Wakefield to the north-west and a similar distance from the towns of Pontefract and Castleford to the north. The M1 motorway is 8 miles (13 km) to the west, and the M62, 6 miles (10 km) to the north. A railway station at Fitzwilliam gives access to Wakefield, Leeds, Doncaster and Sheffield.
History
[edit]The village is probably best known for the Kinsley evictions of 15 August 1905, when 25 families were evicted from their homes by police during a strike at Hemsworth Colliery.[1] They were made temporarily homeless, and eventually set up camp at Outwood Hall farm in Outwood, West Yorkshire.[2]
Landmarks
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Kinsley Greyhound Stadium is at the centre of the village on Wakefield Road.
To the south of the greyhound stadium and Hoyle Mill Road, is Hemsworth Water Park & Playworld, which has two lakes: the larger lake is used for pedalo rides and has sandy beaches; the smaller lake is in a more secluded area which attracts wildlife. Both lakes are stocked for fishing. Grassed areas provide for picnics and games, contain an outdoor adventure playground for children, and a miniature railway.
At the south of the Water Park is Vale Head Park, with 9-hole golf course, tennis court, crazy golf and play park facilities.
Education
[edit]Education in Kinsley is provided by Kinsley J&I School on the Wakefield Road. Hemsworth Arts and Community Academy in the neighbouring village of Hemsworth is the secondary school for 11- to 16- and 16- to 19-year-olds.
In December 2016, three cleaners at Kinsley J&I School were sacked after striking in protest at outsourcing. The sacking was condemned by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Routledge, Paul (1994). Scargill: the unauthorized biography. London: Harper Collins. p. 6. ISBN 0-00-638077-8.
- ^ "Outwood Hall Farm and evicted miners", Wakefield Express, page 30, 12 December 2014
- ^ Halliday, Josh; Perraudin, Frances (23 December 2016). "School cleaners who went on strike over pay sacked before Christmas". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
External links
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Media related to Kinsley, West Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons
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