Kirkthorpe

Kirkthorpe is a village within the of , England. It lies 3 miles east of the city centre.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: Kirkthorpe, West Yorkshire

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Peter and Heath Hall.

Church

Historic building
, , , is a country house dating from 1709. Originally called Eshald House, the estate was purchased by John Smyth whose nephew engaged John Carr of York to reconstruct the house between 1754 and 1780.

School
, formerly Wakefield City Academy, is a mixed secondary school with academy status, located in , England. It has over 600 pupils ages 11 to 16 on roll, and its current headteacher is Michelle Colledge-Smith.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Normanton and Agbrigg.

Town
is a town in the civil parish of and Altofts, in the in , England. It is north-east of and south-west of .

Suburb
is a suburb of the city of , , England. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Kirkthorpe.

Village
is a semi rural village in , England that is situated to the east of , the west of and the south-west of . It is also situated on a Roman road. is situated 2 miles east of Kirkthorpe.

Kirkthorpe

Latitude
53.68512° or 53° 41′ 6″ north
Longitude
-1.44771° or 1° 26′ 52″ west
Elevation
164 feet (50 metres)
Open location code
9C5WMHP2+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267718711
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6324501
Wiki­data ID
Q6415842
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Polish—“Kirkthorpe” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Kirkthorpe
  • French: Kirkthorpe
  • Hebrew: קירקתורפ
  • Irish: Kirkthorpe
  • Polish: Kirkthorpe

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kirkthorpe Community Centre and Kirkthorpe Recreation Ground.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kirkthorpe”. Photo: Ian Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.