Norristhorpe

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Post town LIVERSEDGE
Postcode district WF15
Dialling code 01274
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53°42′07″N1°40′59″W / 53.7019°N 1.6831°W / 53.7019; -1.6831 Coordinates: 53°42′07″N1°40′59″W / 53.7019°N 1.6831°W / 53.7019; -1.6831

Norristhorpe is a village in the township of Liversedge in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, and is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Norristhorpe Junior and Infants School Norristhorpe Junior and Infants School - School Street - geograph.org.uk - 1427378.jpg
Norristhorpe Junior and Infants School

Norristhorpe has a primary school, [1] an Anglican church, [2] and a United Reformed Church. [3] A Methodist chapel, built in 1906, was closed in 2004 and is now a private house. [4]

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References

  1. "Norristhorpe Junior & Infant School".
  2. The United Benefice of Heckmondwike (with Norristhorpe) and Liversedge
  3. Churchfinder. The United Reformed Church Yorkshire
  4. Norristhorpe (Ebenezer) PM Chapel, Yorkshire. The 'Rubbing Board Chapel'