Balkholme

Balkholme is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kilpin and the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 78.^[1]

Balkholme
Balkholme in 2006
Balkholme Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE784281
• London	155 mi (249 km) S
Civil parish	Kilpin
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GOOLE
Postcode district	DN14
Dialling code	01430
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Haltemprice and Howden
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.743631°N 0.811374°W / 53.743631; -0.811374

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.^[2] Balkholme was formerly a township in the parish of Howden,^[3] from 1866 Balkholme was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Kilpin and Eastrington, part also went to form Gilberdyke.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

References

1. "Population statistics Balkholme Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
2. Baines, Edward (1823). History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York. p. 152.
3. "History of Balkholme, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
4. "Relationships and changes Balkholme Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
5. Historic England. "West Linton Farmhouse (1355023)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
6. "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.

External links

• Media related to Balkholme at Wikimedia Commons