OS grid reference SE361210 Country England Post town WAKEFIELD Dialling code 01924 | Metropolitan borough City of Wakefield Sovereign state United Kingdom Metropolitan county West Yorkshire | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
Kirkthorpe is a village within the City of Wakefield metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England.
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Map of Kirkthorpe, Wakefield, UK
Toponymy
The name "Kirkthorpe" means "outlying or secondary hamlet or farmstead with a church". 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".
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Kirkthorpe Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA