Kirkthorpe
| Kirkthorpe | |
|---|---|
  Kirkthorpe Kirkthorpe shown within West Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE361210 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WAKEFIELD |
| Postcode district | WF1 |
| Dialling code | 01924 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | |
Kirkthorpe is a village within the City of Wakefield metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England.
Toponymy
St Peter's Church, Kirkthorpe
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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