Gawthorpe, Wakefield
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Gawthorpe is a village to the north of Ossett, in the Wakefield district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is roughly midway between Wakefield and Dewsbury north of the A638.
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53.6955°N 1.5874°W / 53.6955; -1.5874 |
The village's name derives from Gorky, a Viking name, and thorpe was a settlement, but evidence suggests the village may have Roman origins.[1] It gives its name to the Gawthorpe seam of coal, which stretches from the village down through Horbury and Crigglestone.[2]
Gawthorpe's Mayday celebrations date back to at least 1875 when a seventy-foot fir tree was bought and erected by public subscription on the village green. The maypole was last replaced in 1986.[1]
Gawthorpe Water Tower is a concrete structure built between 1922 and 1928 to store drinking water for the Ossett area.[3] The 55m tall tower is a prominent local landmark of the Ossett and Gawthorpe area.[3][4] Since around 2006 it was no longer used for storing water, but has been used to hold communications equipment.[5] The tower received Grade II listed building status in 2020 following a campaign by residents.[4][5]