Thurstonland

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.59
longitude= -1.75
map_type=
official_name= Thurstonland
map_type= West Yorkshire
population =
civil_parish = Kirkburton
metropolitan_borough= Kirklees
metropolitan_county= West Yorkshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster= Huddersfield
post_town= HUDDERSFIELD
postcode_district = HD4
postcode_area= HD
dial_code= 01484
os_grid_reference=

Thurstonland is a small rural village in the Civil Parish of Kirkburton of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of almost 400 people.

Thurstonland urban district was created in 1894 and merged with Farnley Tyas urban district in 1925. Both were abolished in 1938 under a County Review Order, with the majority of the district merging into the Kirkburton urban district and the remainder into the Holmfirth urban district.

It is situated on a hilltop above Brockholes and to the southeast of Farnley Tyas and north of Shepley and is located within the Postal district of Huddersfield (HD4).

It has a village pub, First school - (Thurstonland Endowed First School), church, a children's recreational area and a 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 of the village. Below the village, through the hill, lies the Thurstonland tunnel on the Penistone line railway, between Brockholes railway station and Stocksmoor railway station.

Within and around the village are a number of small Dairy Farms, which supply the surrounding area.

History

The Wakefield county court rolls indicates that the village was known as a Township as far back as 1275, where 'Storthes in Thurstonland' is mentioned and 'Matthew de Storthes', in the reign of Henry III (1216 to 1272) is also noted to have 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 late the property of Roche Abbey."

Storthes Hall, on the northern boundary of the township, was originally a family mansion. It has been used as a boarding school and a mental hospital, and has now been converted into a residential campus for the University of Huddersfield.

Cricket club

The club was founded in 1874 by a group of local cricket 'enthusiasts' on a site that they aqquired in 1901, which was their third home. The club's Edwardian design wooden Pavilion was built in 1910, though it is due to undergo some renovation and updating of its player facilities [http://www.thurstonlandcc.com/docs/TCC%20Development%20Plan%203.0.pdf Development Plan] . The club caters for both senior and junior teams.

ee also

* [http://homepage.eircom.net/~lawedd/STORTHESHALL.htm History of Britain]

External links

* [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10472155 Vision of Britain - Thurstonland & Farnley Tyas]
* [http://www.thurstonlandcc.com/ Thurstonland Cricket Club]