Kirkthorpe

Kirkthorpe is a village within the City of Wakefield metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It lies 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the city centre.[1]

Kirkthorpe
St Peter's Church, Kirkthorpe
Kirkthorpe is located in West Yorkshire
Kirkthorpe
Kirkthorpe
Location within West Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE361210
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWAKEFIELD
Postcode districtWF1
Dialling code01924
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Toponymy

The name "Kirkthorpe" means "outlying or secondary hamlet or farmstead with a church".[2] It is formed of two elements, the first being the Old Scandinavian word kirkja ("church") and the second being either the Old English throp or the Old Scandinavian thorp. Both of these potential second elements mean "outlying, dependent or secondary farmstead or hamlet".

History
A scene in the village about 1910

The village's population is less than 100, so details are included in the parish of Warmfield cum Heath.[3] The village has an Anglican church, the Church of St Peter, which was built in the 14th century and rebuilt in 1875. It is now a grade II* listed structure.[4]

Kirkthorpe is one of the villages on the proposed route north to Leeds of HS2. The intent is to have a viaduct, 62 feet (19 m) high, running on a north–south alignment to the east of the village.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Genuki: Warmfield, Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. Goodall, Armitage (1913). Place-Names of South-West Yorkshire ; that is, of so much of the West Riding as lies south of the Aire from Keighley onwards. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 192. OCLC 800690609.
  3. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Warmfield cum Heath Parish (E04000248)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. Historic England. "Church of St Peter (Grade II*) (1313216)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  5. "High Speed Rail: HS2 Phase 2b Preferred Route Sustainability Statement including Post Consultation Update" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. November 2016. p. 24. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  6. Burn, Chris (30 October 2018). "All the Yorkshire communities set to be bulldozed for HS2 development - and every road closure and delay". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

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