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Thornthwaite, North Yorkshire

Thornthwaite, North Yorkshire

Village in North Yorkshire, England

Thornthwaite is a small village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the valley of Padside Beck, a side valley on the south side of Nidderdale, 9 miles (14 km) west of Harrogate.

Packhorse bridge across Padside Beck

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Padside Beck is crossed by a packhorse bridge thought to date from the 15th century. It was probably on a packhorse route from Ilkley to Fountains Abbey, and may have been constructed by the abbey. The bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[1]

Thornthwaite is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Thornthwaite with Padside, historically a township in the ancient parish of Hampsthwaite. It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[2] The parish includes the hamlet of Padside, a mile west of Thornthwaite, and extends 6 miles (10 km) north-west of the village to the upper valley of the River Washburn. The population of the parish is estimated at 220,[3] In the 2011 census the population of the parish was included with Thruscross, and the total of the two parishes was 312.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1021024)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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    Vision of Britain website
  3. [3]
    "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. [4]
    UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Thornthwaite with Padside Parish (E04007426)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

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