ðə wˈeɪkfiːld kˈoːɹt ɹˈoʊlz ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ wʌzɐ tˈaʊnʃɪp ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv, wˌɛn stˈɔːɹðz ɪn θˈɜːstɑːnlənd ɪz mˈɛnʃənd ænd mˈæθjuː də stˈɔːɹðz, ɪnðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv hˈɛnɹi ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː lˈɪvd ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə.
The Wakefield court rolls indicate the village was a township in 1275, when 'Storthes in Thurstonland' is mentioned and 'Matthew de Storthes', in the reign of Henry III (1216 to 1272) lived in the area.