Thurstonland is a village in the

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Kirkburton Kirkburton is a village, civil parish and ward in Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is south-east of Huddersfield. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the township comprised the villages of Kirkburton and Highburton and ...

, in

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, England. It has a population of almost 400. The village is on a hilltop above Brockholes, south-east of Farnley Tyas and north of Shepley. It is a few miles outside the borders of the

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National Park. The village has a

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(Thurstonland Endowed First School), church, children's recreational area and cricket club. Apart from the pub on the southern edge of the village the other facilities are all located next to each other, at the northern edge. Through the hill is the Thurstonland Tunnel on the Penistone railway line, between Brockholes railway station and Stocksmoor railway station. Within and around the village are a number of small dairy farms that supply the surrounding area.

History

The village was mentioned as Tostenland in the

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of 1086. The

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court rolls indicate the village was a

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in 1275, when 'Storthes in Thurstonland' is mentioned and 'Matthew de Storthes', in the reign of Henry III (1216 to 1272) lived in the area. In 1541 Henry VIII granted "to John Storthes of Shitlington, but likewise of Storthes Hall, gentleman" the manor of Thurstonland and other lands that had been the property of

Roche Abbey Roche Abbey is a now-ruined abbey in the civil parish of Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It is in the valley of Maltby Dyke, known locally as Maltby Beck, and is administered by English Heritage. It is a scheduled monument and Gra ...

Storthes Hall Storthes Hall is part of the civil parish of Kirkburton in West Yorkshire, England. A heavily wooded area, it comprises a single road, Storthes Hall Lane, which links Kirkburton to Farnley Tyas and Thurstonland. The most significant propertie ...

, on the northern boundary of the township, was the location of a family

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. It is now the site of a

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for the

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. In 1921 the parish had a population of 2,488.

Governance

Thurstonland was formerly a

and

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in the parish of Kirkburton, in 1866 Thurstonland became a civil parish. Thurstonland

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was created in 1894. The urban district was merged with

Farnley Tyas Farnley Tyas is a village in the parish of Kirkburton, in the Kirklees district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England south east of Huddersfield. It is located on a hilltop between Almondbury, Castle Hill, Thurstonland and Honley. It is ...

in 1925 and renamed Thurstonland and Farnley Tyas Urban District. The urban district was abolished in 1938 under a County Review Order and most of the district was merged into Kirkburton Urban District and the remainder into the Holmfirth Urban District.

Sport

The cricket club was founded in 1874 by a group of local enthusiasts. The club acquired a site in 1901, which was their third home. The club's

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-style wooden

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was built in 1910. The club played in the

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and ran teams for seniors and juniors.

References

External links

Vision of Britain
– Thurstonland &

Thurstonland Village Association
{{authority control Villages in West Yorkshire Peak District Holme Valley Towns and villages of the Peak District Former civil parishes in West Yorkshire Kirkburton

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Governance

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