Thorpe Underwood is a settlement and (as Thorpe Underwoods) a civil parish about 10 miles (16 km) north of York, in the former Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 793.[1] The parish touches Aldwark, Green Hammerton, Kirby Hall, Linton-on-Ouse, Little Ouseburn, Nun Monkton and Whixley.[2] Thorpe Underwoods shares a parish council with Little Ouseburn and Kirby Hall called "Little Ouseburn Grouped Parish Council".[3]
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.svg)  Thorpe Underwood Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Area | 16.41 km2 (6.34 sq mi) |
| Population | 793 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Landmarks
editThere are nine listed buildings in Thorpe Underwoods.[4]
History
editThe name "Thorpe" means 'Outlying farm/settlement'.[5] Thorpe Underwood was recorded in the Domesday Book as Tuadestorp.[6] Thorpe Green was recorded as being a hamlet in the township of Thorpe Underwood, it is where the modern Thorpe Underwood hamlet is.[7] Thorpe Underwoods was formerly a township in the parish of Little Ouseburn,[8] in 1866 Thorpe Underwoods became a civil parish in its own right.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Thorpe Underwoods". City Population De. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Thorpe Underwoods". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Home". Little Ouseburn Grouped Parish Council. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Listed buildings in Thorpe Underwoods, Harrogate, North Yorkshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Thorpe Underwood Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Place name: Thorpe Underwood". The National Archives. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Little Ouseburn". GENUKI. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "History of Thorpe Underwoods, in Harrogate and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Thorpe Underwoods Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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