South Kirkby and Moorthorpe
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe is a town that belongs to the metropolitan borough of Wakefield in West Yorkshire , England .
history
The Anglo-Saxon villages of South Kirkby and Moorthorpe were first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 . Until the beginning of the industrial revolution , the settlements were dominated by agriculture .
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe later made a living from coal mining and textile industries . In 2009 the city had 10,979 inhabitants.
Chapel Lane - Northfield Lane
All Saints Church
The Old Mill
Town twinning
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe is twinned with
literature
- ↑ Office for National Statistics: Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Wakefield ( Memento of the original from June 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 12, 2009
