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==Toponymy==
==Toponymy==


The name "Kirkthorpe" means "outlying or secondary hamlet or farmstead with a church".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goodall |first1=Armitage |title=Place-Names of South-West Yorkshire ; that is, of so much of the West Riding as lies south of the Aire from Keighley onwards |date=1913 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |page=192|oclc=800690609}}</ref> It is formed of two elements, the first being the [[Proto-Norse language|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".
The name "Kirkthorpe" means "outlying or secondary hamlet or farmstead with a church".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goodall |first1=Armitage |title=Place-Names of South-West Yorkshire ; that is, of so much of the West Riding as lies south of the Aire from Keighley onwards |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924028042962 |date=1913 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |page=[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028042962/page/n203 192]|oclc=800690609}}</ref> It is formed of two elements, the first being the [[Proto-Norse language|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==
==History==
[[File:W. C. Machan, Kirkthorpe near Wakefield.jpg|thumb|A scene in the village about 1910]]
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The village's population is less than 100, so details are included in the parish of [[Warmfield cum Heath]].<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04000248|title=Warmfield cum Heath Parish|accessdate=23 July 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Church of St Peter|num=1313216|grade=II*|accessdate=23 July 2019}}</ref>


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Kirkthorpe is one of the villages on the proposed route north to Leeds of [[HS2]]. The intent is to have a viaduct, {{convert|19|m|order=flip|0}} high, running on a north–south alignment to the east of the village.<ref>{{cite web |title=High Speed Rail: HS2 Phase 2b Preferred Route Sustainability Statement including Post Consultation Update |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/568167/C331_Sustainability_Statement_Update_Post_Consultation_Appendix_C1_Landscape_WEB_VERSION.pdf |website=assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |accessdate=23 July 2019 |page=24 |format=PDF |date=November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Burn |first1=Chris |title=All the Yorkshire communities set to be bulldozed for HS2 development - and every road closure and delay |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/hs2/all-the-yorkshire-communities-set-to-be-bulldozed-for-hs2-development-and-every-road-closure-and-delay-1-9415992 |accessdate=23 July 2019 |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=30 October 2018|url-access=limited}}</ref>
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The village's population is less than 100, so details are included in the parish of [[Warmfield cum Heath]].<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04000248|title=Warmfield cum Heath Parish|accessdate=23 July 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Church of St Peter|num=1313216|grade=II*|accessdate=23 July 2019}}</ref>


==See also==
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Kirkthorpe is one of the villages on the proposed route north to Leeds of [[HS2]]. The intent is to have a viaduct, {{convert|19|m|order=flip|0}} high, running on a north/south alignment to the east of the village.<ref>{{cite web |title=High Speed Rail: HS2 Phase 2b Preferred Route Sustainability Statement including Post Consultation Update |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/568167/C331_Sustainability_Statement_Update_Post_Consultation_Appendix_C1_Landscape_WEB_VERSION.pdf |website=assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |accessdate=23 July 2019 |page=24 |format=PDF |date=November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Burn |first1=Chris |title=All the Yorkshire communities set to be bulldozed for HS2 development - and every road closure and delay |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/hs2/all-the-yorkshire-communities-set-to-be-bulldozed-for-hs2-development-and-every-road-closure-and-delay-1-9415992 |accessdate=23 July 2019 |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=30 October 2018|url-access=limited}}</ref>
*[[Listed buildings in Warmfield cum Heath]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Villages in West Yorkshire]]

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53°41′11″N 1°26′48″W / 53.686491°N 1.44659°W / 53.686491; -1.44659

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]

Toponymy

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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

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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

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References

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  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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