Bishop Thornton is a village in the civil parish of Bishop Thornton, Shaw Mills and Warsill,[1] in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England.[2][3] According to the 2001 census it had a population of 521, decreasing to 507 at the 2011 census.[4] The village is about seven miles north of Harrogate.
| Bishop Thornton | |
|---|---|
.svg)  Bishop Thornton Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 507 |
| OS grid reference | SE260634 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HARROGATE |
| Postcode district | HG3 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Bishop Thornton has both the Anglican St John's Church and the Catholic St Joseph's Church, the latter being the oldest in the Diocese of Leeds. The village also has two schools.
The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.[5]
See also
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edit- ^ "Bishop Thornton, Shaw Mills and Warsill". Mapit. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 99 Northallerton & Ripon (Pateley Bridge & Leyburn) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231593.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "History of Bishop Thornton, in Harrogate and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
External links
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