Thirn
Village street
Thirn is located in North Yorkshire
Thirn
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
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UK
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Yorkshire
54°16′07″N 1°40′03″W / 54.2685°N 1.66756°W / 54.2685; -1.66756

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.[4][5][6] Historically the hamlet was in the ecclesiastical parish of Thornton Watlass, in the wapentake of Hang East.[7][8]

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

  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. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  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. ^ a b 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.
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