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Thirn

Thirn is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated close to the River Ure, about 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Bedale.

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Thirn
Village street
Thirn
Location within North Yorkshire
Population144 (Including Clifton-on-Yore and Rookwith. 2011 census)1
OS grid referenceSE217859
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRipon
Postcode districtHG4
Dialling code01677
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

Thirn is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.2 It is situated close to the River Ure, about 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Bedale.3

The hamlet of Thirn is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and the name derives from the Old English þyrne, meaning thorn-bush.456 Historically the hamlet was in the ecclesiastical parish of Thornton Watlass, in the wapentake of Hang East.78

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Hambleton District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

There is a former Wesleyan Chapel which is located on the road to Thornton Watlass,8 and a former public house (The Boot & Shoe).9

References

References

  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Thirn Parish (1170216939)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. "Thirn, Hambleton". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. "302" (Map). Northallerton & Thirsk. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2018. ISBN 978-0-319-24554-5.
  4. "Thirn | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. "Thirn :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 466. OCLC 1228215388.
  7. "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Thornton Watlass:, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  8. Page, William (1914). The Victoria history of the county of York, North Riding. v.1. London: Constable. p. 344. OCLC 829423488.
  9. "Owners win battle to convert pub to home". The Northern Echo. 4 October 2002. Retrieved 11 December 2021.