Lepton, West Yorkshire

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Lepton
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View of Lepton from Castle Hill
Lepton is located in West Yorkshire
Lepton
Lepton
Location within West Yorkshire
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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Coordinates: 53°37′59″N 1°41′42″W / 53.633°N 1.695°W / 53.633; -1.695

Lepton is a village and former civil parish near Huddersfield, now in the parish of Kirkburton, in the Kirklees district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is 4.25 miles (7 km) to the east of, and 120 metres (390 ft) above, the town centre directly north of Lepton Great Wood. In 1931 the parish had a population of 3323.[1]

Notable aspects of Lepton[]

Some of the more notable aspects of the village include;

History[]

The name "Lepton" may mean 'leap farm/settlement'.[2] Lepton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Leptone.[3] Lepton was formerly a township in the parish of Kirkheaton,[4] from 1866 Lepton was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1938 and merged with Kirkburton.[5]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Population statistics Lepton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Lepton Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Place name: Lepton, Yorkshire Folio". The National Archives. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  4. ^ "History of Lepton, in Kirklees and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Relationships and changes Lepton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 14 November 2021.


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