Thirn
| Thirn | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Village street | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE217859 |
| Location: | 54°16’7"N, 1°40’3"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 144 (2011 with Clifton-on-Yore and Rookwith) |
| Post town: | Ripon |
| Postcode: | HG4 |
| Dialling code: | 01677 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
Thirn is a village in the North Riding of Yorkshire close to the River Ure, about three miles south-west of Bedale.
The hamlet is recorded in the Domesday Book, and the name derives from the Old English þyrne, meaning thorn-bush.[1][2][3] Historically the hamlet was in the ecclesiastical parish of Thornton Watlass, in the wapentake of Hang East.[4][5]
There is a former Wesleyan Chapel which is located on the road to Thornton Watlass,[5] and a former public house (The Boot & Shoe).[6]
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References
- ↑ Thirn in the Domesday Book
- ↑ Place-Names
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 466 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ Information on Thirn from GENUKI
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Page, William (1914). The Victoria history of the county of York, North Riding. v.1. London: Constable. p. 344. OCLC 829423488.
- ↑ "Owners win battle to convert pub to home". The Northern Echo. 4 October 2002. https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7057591.owners-win-battle-convert-pub-home/.