South Kirkby and Moorthorpe

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South Kirkby and Moorthorpe
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South Kirkby and Moorthorpe
Location within West Yorkshire
Population11,105 (2011 census)
Civil parish
  • South Kirkby and Moorthorpe
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53°35′42″N1°18′22″W / 53.595°N 1.306°W / 53.595; -1.306

South Kirkby and Moorthorpe is a civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England which is governed locally by South Kirkby and Moorthorpe Town Council. The parish and town council are made up of the town of South Kirkby and the village of Moorthorpe. As of 2009 the parish had a population of 10,979, [1] increasing to 11,105 at the 2011 Census. [2]

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References

  1. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Wakefield Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-09-12
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 March 2016.