Kippax, West Yorkshire

Kippax
Kippax
	Kippax High Street, 2008
	Kippax Kippax Location within West Yorkshire
Population	9,785 (2011 census)
Civil parish	Kippax;
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds ;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire ;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEEDS
Postcode district	LS25
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Elmet and Rothwell ;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°46′01″N1°22′14″W / 53.7669°N 1.3705°W

Last updated April 02, 2024

Kippax is a town and civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the east of the city, near to Garforth and Great Preston.

The Kippax and Methley ward of Leeds City Council was part of the former UK Parliament constituency of Elmet, which became Elmet and Rothwell at the 2010 UK general election.^[2] The population of Kippax parish at the 2011 census was 9,785.^[1] Kippax was a separate civil parish, in Tadcaster Rural District, until 1939, when it was annexed to Garforth. It re-acquired civil parish status and a parish council on 1 April 2004.

History

The name Kippax is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is first attested as Chipesch in the Domesday Book of 1086, and as "Kippeys" in charters from the 1090s to the 1270s, and Kypask and Kypax from the 13th century onwards.^[3] The placename seems to be composed of an Anglo-Saxon personal name Cippa (with initial [tʃ-], suggested by the Domesday Book form) or Cyppa (with initial [k-]) + æsc [æʃ] 'ash-tree'. This suggests that the village was first established in a wooded area of ash trees. The pronunciation of the name seems to show Scandinavian influence, perhaps in the change from initial [tʃ-] to [k-], and more clearly in the change of [-æʃ] to [-ask] (and thereafter [-aks]).^[4]

Locational surnames such as Kippax developed when former inhabitants of a place moved to another area, usually to seek work, and were best identified by the name of their birthplace. The surname first appears in the late-14th century and other early recordings include: Johannes de Kypax, Johanna Kepas, and Johannes de Kepax, who were all recorded in the Poll Tax Records for Yorkshire in 1379.^[5]

The village's historical roots are evidenced by the presence of an originally Anglo-Saxon church which underwent significant modification in Norman times.^[6] Typical Saxon herring-bone masonry can be seen in the church tower. Despite being an administrative centre for hundreds of years, the population remained small and it was mostly agricultural until the late-18th century when coal mining began on a small scale in bell pits. The advent of deeper mining and the discovery of coal seams in Allerton Bywater saw Kippax undergo a rapid expansion into a typical northern mining community in the 19th century.

Exploitation of the coal led to a railway being built between Garforth and Castleford in 1873. The single line had two intermediate stations at Kippax and Ledston. It was closed to passengers in 1951.^[7] The decline in deep mining saw Allerton Bywater pit close in the 1990s having been in decline since the 1970s.^[8]

Kippax adjusted to its new status as a commuter village. Its proximity to the A1/M1/M62 means that many residents now commute to Leeds, Castleford, London, Wakefield or York. The high street has a mix of independent butchers, grocers and newsagents and a small co-op store.

Sport and notable people

The village is the home of the Kippax Welfare rugby league club. Its first team plays as the Kippax Knights.

Musician Robert Harvey, of the band The Music, is from Kippax.^[9]

Gallery

The Old Tree Inn
The White Swan
Kippax Library
Co-op
The Moorgate
Fishing ponds in Kippax

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References

1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Kippax Parish (E04000219)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 20 May 2019.
↑ "Elmet and Rothwell". ukpollingreport.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 279. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
↑ Victor Watts (ed.), The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004), s.v. KIPPAX.
↑ "Surname Database: Kippax Last Name Origin". 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
↑ "GENUKI: Kippax". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
↑ Young, Alan (2015). Lost Stations of Yorkshire; the West Riding. Kettering: Silver Link. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-85794-438-9.
↑ Rockett, Ron (2003). Leeds Castleford and Pontefract Junction Railway. Farsley: Martin Bairstow. p. 32. ISBN 1-871944-27-9.
↑ Sullivan, Caroline (13 January 2003). "The Music, Brixton Academy, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

External links

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YEP Kippax Today Community Website
"The Ancient Parish of Kippax". GENUKI . Retrieved 29 October 2007.

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[NOMIS-1] 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Kippax Parish (E04000219)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 20 May 2019.

[2] "Elmet and Rothwell". ukpollingreport.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2009.

[3] Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 279. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.

[4] Victor Watts (ed.), The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004), s.v. KIPPAX.

[5] "Surname Database: Kippax Last Name Origin". 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

[6] "GENUKI: Kippax". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2009.

[7] Young, Alan (2015). Lost Stations of Yorkshire; the West Riding. Kettering: Silver Link. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-85794-438-9.

[8] Rockett, Ron (2003). Leeds Castleford and Pontefract Junction Railway. Farsley: Martin Bairstow. p. 32. ISBN 1-871944-27-9.

[9] Sullivan, Caroline (13 January 2003). "The Music, Brixton Academy, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

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