Gawthorpe, also known as Gawthorp, is a hamlet in the Kirklees district, in the English county of West Yorkshire, about 4 miles (6 km) east of Huddersfield.[1] The nearest major road is the A642 which passes about 0.3 miles (0.5 km) south of the place. In the 19th century Gawthorpe was listed variously as a village[1] or a hamlet[2] in Lepton township, part of the parish of Kirkheaton in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Coal was mined at Gawthorpe around the middle of the 19th century.[3]
| Gawthorpe | |
|---|---|
  Gawthorpe Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HUDDERSFIELD |
| Postcode district | HD5 |
| Dialling code | 01484 |
It was claimed that Chief Justice Gascoigne was born here,[4] however, he was a native of the abandoned estate of Gawthorpe Hall near Harewood House.[5]
Nearby settlements
Nearby settlements include the town of Huddersfield, the villages of Kirkheaton and Lepton and the hamlet of Gawthorpe Green where a dyeworks[6] and a scribbling mill[7][8] were located.