Thorpe Underwood, Yorkshire
From Wikishire
| Thorpe Underwood | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
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 Thorpe Underwood | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE462594 |
| Location: | 54°1’45"N, 1°17’42"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 793 (2011) |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
Thorpe Underwood is a village in the West Riding of Yorkshire, found ten miles north of York.
In 2011 the parish had a recorded population of 793.
History
The name "Thorpe" means 'Outlying farm/settlement'.[1] Thorpe Underwood is recorded in the Domesday Book as Tuadestorp.
Thorpe Green was recorded as being a hamlet in the township of Thorpe Underwood: it is where the modern Thorpe Underwood hamlet stands.[2] The parish has anciently borne an additions "s" to its name, as 'Thorpe Underwoods' It was formerly a township in the parish of Little Ouseburn.[3]
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References
- ↑ "Thorpe Underwood Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire%20WR/Thorpe%20Underwood.
- ↑ Information on Thorpe Underwood, Yorkshire from GENUKI
- ↑ "History of Thorpe Underwoods, in Harrogate and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14374. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
