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, nature reserves, shopping centres, airports, bluebell woods, ruins, rivers and streams, castles, waterfalls and boroughs.
The area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe boasts some of the best cities including Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe's best nearby villages can be found at Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden.
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags.
The area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe boasts some of the best parks including Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square.
The area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe features a number of interesting historic buildings including Cartwright Hall, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, Wainhouse Tower, and Shibden Park.
Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park are great places to visit near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe if you like museums.
Cartwright Hall Gardens is one of South Kirkby and Moorthorpe's best, nearby gardens to visit in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe.
Country Parks to visit near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe include Penistone Hill Country Park, Ogden Water Country Park, Shibden Country Park, Chevin Forest Park, Golden Acre Park, Bretton Country Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Hiking Areas to visit near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe include Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough.
There are a several good towns in the South Kirkby and Moorthorpe area like Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley.
There are a several good lakes in the South Kirkby and Moorthorpe area like Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, Warland Reservoir, and Gaddings Dam.
Historic Monuments to visit near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe include Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.
Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin are some of South Kirkby and Moorthorpe best hills to visit near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe.
The area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe boasts some of the best ancient sites including Stones Lane Standing Stones, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe's best nearby nature reserves can be found at Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market are great places to visit near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe if you like shopping centres.
Leeds Bradford Airport is one of South Kirkby and Moorthorpe's best, nearby airports to visit in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe.
The area close to South Kirkby and Moorthorpe boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Middleton Park.
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe's best nearby ruins can be found at Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle.
The area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe features a number of interesting rivers and streams including River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck.
Sandal Castle is one of South Kirkby and Moorthorpe's best, nearby castles to visit in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe.
Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall is one of South Kirkby and Moorthorpe's best, nearby waterfalls to visit in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe.
Boroughs to visit near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe include Kirklees.
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe History
There are some historic monuments around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe:
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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.
