Thorpe on the Hill, West Yorkshire

Thorpe-on-the-Hill
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	Ashfield Terrace, Thorpe-on-the-Hill
	Thorpe-on-the-Hill Thorpe-on-the-Hill Location within West Yorkshire
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WAKEFIELD
Postcode district	WF3
Dialling code	01924
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Morley and Outwood;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°43′59″N 1°31′38″W / 53.7331°N 1.5271°W

Thorpe on the Hill (or Thorpe) is a small village in West Yorkshire, England. The village falls within the Ardsley and Robin Hood ward of the Leeds Metropolitan Council. It was mentioned as "Torp" in the Domesday Book together with neighbouring Carlton, Lofthouse, Middleton, and Rothwell as part of the Morley Hundred in the West Riding.^[1]

The village is situated within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, 5 miles (8 km) south from Leeds city centre, and between Middleton and Rothwell. It is split by the M62 Motorway, and is close to the M1 and the Lofthouse Interchange (Junction 29 - Junction 42).

Thorpe Hall on Middleton Lane is a Grade II* listed building.

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^ Thorpe [on the Hill] in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

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The Ancient Parish of Rothwell at Genuki: Thorpe on the Hill was in this parish
Historic England. "Thorpe Hall (1135039)". National Heritage List for England.

[1] Thorpe [on the Hill] in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

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