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.
The area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe boasts some of the best cities including Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.
There are a several good villages in the South Kirkby and Moorthorpe area like Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden.
The area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe features a number of interesting woodlands including Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Calverley Wood, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags.
Parks to visit near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe include 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, Ilkley Manor House, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, and Wainhouse Tower.
The area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe boasts some of the best museums including Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Cartwright Hall Gardens is a great place to visit close to South Kirkby and Moorthorpe if you like gardens.
There are a number of country parks near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe including 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 Bridestones on Bridestones Moor, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough.
The area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe features a number of interesting towns including Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley.
There are a number of lakes near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe including Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir.
Don't miss Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site's historic monuments if visiting the area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe.
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe's best nearby hills can be found at Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin.
Ancient Sites to visit near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe include Stones Lane Standing Stones, Centre Hill Beacon Site, and The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor.
Places near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe feature a number of interesting geological features including The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor.
The area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe boasts some of the best nature reserves including Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
The area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe boasts some of the best shopping centres including Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market.
The area close to South Kirkby and Moorthorpe boasts some of the best airports including Leeds Bradford Airport.
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe is near some unmissable bluebell woods like Middleton Park,
There are a number of ruins near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe including Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle.
There are a number of rivers and streams near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe including River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck.
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe is near some unmissable castles like Sandal Castle,
Waterfalls to visit near South Kirkby and Moorthorpe include Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls.
Don't miss Kirklees's boroughs if visiting the area around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe.
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.
