Thorpe Willoughby
| Thorpe Willoughby | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 The Fox, Thorpe Willoughby | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE577309 |
| Location: | 53°46’19"N, 1°7’32"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,725 (2011) |
| Post town: | Selby |
| Postcode: | YO8 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
Thorpe Willoughby is a village in the West Riding of Yorkshire, found just off the A1238 and close to Selby.
Thorpe Willoughby has a a village green and village hall, a public house called "The Fox", a set of local shops with a fish and chip shop, a primary school. The 2011 census recorded a population of 2,725.
The name 'Thorpe' is from an ancent word þorp found in Old Norse and in Old English: here it is believed to be from the Norse word, in that language "an outlying farmstead or hamlet", "a dependent secondary settlement". It is found in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Torp; and in 1276 as Thorp Wyleby.[1]
The manorial affix originates from the Willeby family who were resident here in the 13th century. In the Brayton parish register of the 18th century it is referred to as Thorp.
About the village
Thorpe Willoughby has a hill to the south of the village, Brayton Barff. These two prominences appear to be the only high ground in the Vale of York, which is at its widest here, until the land rises towards Hillam and Monk Fryston in the West. Both prominences may represent the remains of "crag and tail" structures from the Wurm glacial episode 10,000 years ago, the Escrick moraine lying further north at York.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Thorpe Willoughby) |
- Thorpe Willoughby Parish Council
- Thorpe Willoughby Primary School
- Thorpe Willoughby Childcare Centre
References
- ↑ "Viking Place Names | JORVIK Viking Centre" (in en-US). JORVIK Viking Centre. https://www.jorvikvikingcentre.co.uk/the-vikings/viking-place-names/.