Thornton Watlass
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Thornton Watlass is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located north of Masham and south of Bedale on the eastern slopes of the Ure Valley at the entrance to Wensleydale and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.[2] It is 11 miles (18 km) north of Ripon, 4 miles (6.4 km) from the A1(M) motorway, 11 miles (18 km) from the main railway line at Northallerton and 18 miles (29 km) from Teesside Airport.[3] Its population was 180 in 2000, 190 in 2005, 224 in 2011 and 240 in 2016.[1]
The village lies at the junction of Watlass Lane and Watlass Moor Lane. At the centre of the village is the triangular
History
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A prehistoric feature in the Thornton Watlass area is Gospel Hill
Saxon remains of two cross-heads[5] are evidence that people lived in the area before the Norman Conquest in 1066. They are on display in Thornton Watlass Church.
The
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The village school was built in 1872.[7]
Thornton Watlass today
Today the village has about fifty houses and a few farms,
The Church of England primary school is federated with Snape Community School and had 41 children on the roll in 2007 aged between 4 and 11 years, taught in two mixed-age classes. By 2016 pupil numbers had dropped to 25.[14]
There is also provision for under-5s in the village hall.
The village
Just to the north of the village
References
- ^ a b "2015 Population Estimates" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 12. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ Cally (2007). "Buck Inn". A1 Tourism. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
- ^ a b "Thornton Watlass Hall - Ripon". iKnow Yorkshire. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
- ^ Historic England. "Round barrow known as Gospel Hill, 80m south west of Pasture House (1018922)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ Chris Tolley (2003). "Thornton Watlass (North Yorkshire)". Crossing the Millennia. Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
- ^ Sir John Smith-Dodsworth, Bt (1987). "History". Thornton Watlass Hall. Archived from the original on 6 March 2005. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
- ^ a b Colin Hinson (2007). "Thornton Watlass: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1890, from Bulmer's History and Directory of North Yorkshire (1890)". GENUKI. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
- ^ "Thornton Watlass" (PDF). colinday.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Boundary Commission for England - Revised Proposals for the Yorkshire and Humber Region" (PDF). boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Gleeson, Janet (9 July 2023). "'How stupid' protest over moving Bedale out of Richmond". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Darley, Karen (15 September 2023). "New Conservative Association created to reflect boundary change". Gazette & Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Election Maps". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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- ^ "Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ Tim Wright (2005). "The Buck Inn". Archived from the original on 28 June 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
External links
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