South Kirkby and Moorthorpe
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire.
Retail in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe
There are great places to visit near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe including some great cities, villages, woodlands, parks, historic buildings, museums, gardens, country parks, hiking areas, towns, lakes, historic monuments, hills, ancient sites, geological features, nature reserves, shopping centres, airports, bluebell woods, ruins, rivers and streams, castles, waterfalls and boroughs.
There are a number of cities near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe including Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.
There are a number of villages near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe including Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden.
There are a several good woodlands in the South Kirkby and Moorthorpe area like Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Calverley Wood, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags.
The area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe features a number of interesting parks including Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square.
There are a number of historic buildings near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe including Cartwright Hall, Ilkley Manor House, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, and Wainhouse Tower.
Museums to visit near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe include Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Places near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe feature a number of interesting gardens including Cartwright Hall Gardens.
Penistone Hill Country Park, Ogden Water Country Park, Shibden Country Park, Chevin Forest Park, Golden Acre Park, Bretton Country Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park are some of South Kirkby and Moorthorpe best country parks to visit near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe.
There are a several good hiking areas in the South Kirkby and Moorthorpe area like Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, Withens Clough, and The Salt and Pepper Pots.
Towns to visit near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe include Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley.
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe has some unmissable lakes nearby like Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir.
The area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe features a number of interesting historic monuments including Wainhouse Tower, Centre Hill Beacon Site, The Salt and Pepper Pots, Lund's Tower, and Wainman's Pinnacle.
The area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe boasts some of the best hills including Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, The Chevin, and The Salt and Pepper Pots.
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Stones Lane Standing Stones, Centre Hill Beacon Site, The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor, and Two Lads (Withens Moor).
The area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe's best geological features can be found at The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor.
There are a several good nature reserves in the South Kirkby and Moorthorpe area like Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
There are a several good shopping centres in the South Kirkby and Moorthorpe area like Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market.
Leeds Bradford Airport is a great place to visit close to South Kirkby and Moorthorpe if you like airports.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe like Middleton Park.
There are a several good ruins in the South Kirkby and Moorthorpe area like Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle.
River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck are some of South Kirkby and Moorthorpe best rivers and streams to visit near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe.
Don't miss Sandal Castle's castles if visiting the area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe.
There are a several good waterfalls in the South Kirkby and Moorthorpe area like Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls.
The area close to South Kirkby and Moorthorpe boasts some of the best boroughs including Kirklees.
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe History
There are some historic monuments around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe:
Places to see near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe
History of South Kirkby and Moorthorpe
The earliest written account of Moorthorpe is in the Domesday Book of 1086, when Moorthorpe is mentioned as part of the manor of South Kirkby. However, there is known evidence of Iron Age and Roman occupation and activity in the surrounding countryside and it is known that Sweinn and Arnketill, two Anglo-Saxon noblemen held the manor prior to the Norman Conquest. After the Conquest William gave the manor to Ilbert de Lacy.
Whilst there are no medieval maps of the village in known existence the earliest maps appear to show that Barnsley Road (known then as Mellwood Road) was the only or main route through what would have remained a sparsely occupied farming hamlet. Langthwaite House, situated alongside what is now known locally as the “library field” was flanked by Langthwaite Beck, where an ancient well and natural spring were found. The former Empire Theatre
The industrial revolution brought the railways and coal mining to the area and along with it a need for housing and recreation. On Barnsley Road there were a number of shops and the Empire Theatre, which is now an apartment block, though it does retain some of its obvious features externally. The Moorthorpe Picture Palace was located nearby but has been demolished. Also in the village was the miners institute building, although it is now privately owned and its elaborate carved entrance featuring a miner at work has been obscured.
