Thirlby

Thirlby is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. With a population of about 120 in 2003, measured at 134 at the 2011 Census,[1] Thirlby is situated approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Thirsk. Unlike its near neighbours, the village is not mentioned in the Domesday Book.

For the surname, see Thirlby (surname).

Thirlby

Village street in Thirlby
Thirlby
Location within North Yorkshire
Population134 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE485839
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTHIRSK
Postcode districtYO7
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Governance

The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It is also within the Thirsk electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Whitestonecliffe ward of Hambleton District Council.[2]

Geography

According to the 2001 UK Census, the village had a population of 127, of which 103 were over the age of sixteen. Of these, 68 were in employment. The village had 54 dwellings of which 43 were detached.[3]

The nearest settlements are Felixkirk 1.4 miles (2.3 km) to the north west; Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south south west; Cold Kirby 2.75 miles (4.43 km) to the east and Boltby 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north. Thirlby Beck runs through the east of the village and is part of the tributary system of the River Swale.[2]

Notable residents

Veterinarian and author James Alfred Wight, known popularly as James Herriot, lived in Thirlby, fictionally named as High Field House in Hannerly in his books If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet.[4][5][6]

  • Former Methodist Chapel, Thirlby
  • Thirlby Beck Ford in Thirlby village

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Thirlby Parish (1170216938)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. Ordnance Survey Open Viewer
  3. "2001 UK Census". Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  4. "Life and Times of James Herriot". Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  5. Sharp, Michael D. (2006). Popular Contemporary Writers. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish. p. 755.
  6. Herriot, James; All Creatures Great and Small: "If Only They Could Talk" and "It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet"; Pan Books (1993 edition). ISBN 0-330-25049-3

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