Kirkthorpe is a village within the City of Wakefield metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England.

[1] The name "Kirkthorpe" means "outlying or secondary hamlet or farmstead with a church".

Both of these potential second elements mean "outlying, dependent or secondary farmstead or hamlet".

The village's population is less than 100, so details are included in the parish of Warmfield cum Heath.

The intent is to have a viaduct, 62 feet (19 m) high, running on a north–south alignment to the east of the village.