Towthorpe, North Riding

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Towthorpe
Yorkshire
North Riding
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Towthorpe Junction
Location
Grid reference: SE635585
Location: 54°1’7"N, 1°1’56"W
Data
Population: 1,967
Post town: York
Postcode: YO32
Local Government
Council: York
Parliamentary
constituency:
York Outer

Towthorpe is a hamlet in the North Riding of Yorkshire, found between Huntington and Strensall about five miles north of York.

At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,967. Towthorpe was not separately recorded in 2011.

Part of the Strensall training area and adjacent Queen Elizabeth Barracks are located to the north east of the hamlet. The training area was formerly Strensall and Towthorpe Common.[1][2]

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References

  1. Laycock, Mike (7 November 2016). "York barracks to close - 300+ jobs threatened - Anger mounts - LATEST". York Press. https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/NEWS/14870979.York_barracks_to_close___300__jobs_threatened___Anger_mounts___LATEST/. Retrieved 15 January 2019. 
  2. A History of the County of York: North Riding - Volume 2 pp 145-150: Parishes: Huntingdon (Victoria County History)