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| statistic_title2 = • Built-up areaid=1119881421access-date=10 January 2019}}| population_ref =| os_grid_reference = SE429820227km|0}}| civil_parish = ThirskNorth Yorkshire (district)>North Yorkshire| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber| country = EnglandThirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)>Thirsk and Malton| post_town = THIRSK| postcode_area = YO| postcode_district = YO7| dial_code = 01845thirsk-tc.gov.uk}}54.232731display=inline,title}}}}Thirsk is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England; it is known for its racecourse, quirky yarn bombing displays and depiction as local author James Herriot’s fictional Darrowby.WEB,www.thirsk.org.uk/, Thirsk & Sowerby North Yorkshire, Thirsk.org, 17 July 2022, 2 February 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220202184048/https://www.thirsk.org.uk/, live, WEB, Fox, Alexa, 20 December 2020, Thirsk Yarbombers are knitting the community together with creativity,www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18954785.knitting-community-together-creativity/, live,web.archive.org/web/20211110075428/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18954785.knitting-community-together-creativity/, 10 November 2021, 18 July 2022, The Northern Echo,

History

File:Thirsk Church - geograph.org.uk - 84425.jpg|thumb|left|St Mary’s Church, ThirskSt Mary’s Church, ThirskArcheological finds indicate there was a settlement in Thirsk around 500–600 BC.WEB,www.visit-thirsk.com/pages/history.php, Local History, 14 February 2013, 25 February 2013,www.visit-thirsk.com/pages/history.php," title="web.archive.org/web/20130225064136www.visit-thirsk.com/pages/history.php,">web.archive.org/web/20130225064136www.visit-thirsk.com/pages/history.php, live, Visit Thirsk, The town’s name is derived from the Old Norse word þresk meaning fen or lake.BOOK, Watts, Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-names, 608, Cambridge University Press, 2011, 978-0521168557, BOOK, A. D., Mills, Dictionary of English Place-Names, 457, Oxford Paperbacks, 1998, 978-0192800749, Thirsk is mentioned twice in the 1086 Domesday Book as Tresche, in the Yarlestre wapentake, a village with ten households. At the time of the Norman invasion the manor was split between Orm and Thor, local Anglo-Saxon landowners. Afterwards, it was split between Hugh, son of Baldric and the Crown.{{OpenDomesday|OS=SE4282|name=thirsk|display=Thirsk|accessdate=14 February 2013}}

House of Mowbray

Most of Thirsk was granted to a Robert from Montbray for whose descendant House of Mowbray and the vale of Mowbray is named.WEB,www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64612, Parishes: Thirsk, William, Page, William Henry Page, Institute of Historical Research, 1923, Victoria County History: A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2, 14 February 2013, British History Online, 7 February 2013,british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64612," title="web.archive.org/web/20130207223606british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64612,">web.archive.org/web/20130207223606british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64612, live, BOOK, Bulmer’s Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890, 816–831, 1890, S&N Publishing, 1-86150-299-0, By 1145, what is now Old Thirsk, gained a Market charter giving it town and borough status. The remaining land in the parish was still under manorial rights.{{cn|date=December 2022}}The Mowbray family built a castle on the north side of Castlegate. It is not mentioned in the Domesday Book and an exact date is not recorded for construction, but it was known to be completely destroyed by 1176 following an uprising against Henry II.{{cn|date=December 2022}}William de Mowbray, 6th Baron of Thirsk, 4th Baron Mowbray, was one of the 25 executors of the Magna Carta in 1215.WEB,www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/homes-and-gardens/places-to-live/a-look-at-the-rich-history-of-thirsk-6382924, A look at the rich history of Thirsk, 9 August 2015, Great British Life, 9 March 2021, 17 July 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220717231847/https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/homes-and-gardens/places-to-live/a-look-at-the-rich-history-of-thirsk-6382924, live, The Mowbrays built a manor house on the old castle site, which was destroyed by the Scots in 1322. The manor itself continued to be in the Mowbray’s possession, despite several claims, until the death of the 16th Lord Mowbray in 1476.

Berkeley and Derby

After the War of the Roses, Henry VII raised taxes, and that caused uprisings in the north. This led to the murder of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, either on The Little Green, where he was sent to collect taxes, or in nearby South Kilvington.ODNB,www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21935?docPos=8, Yorkshire Rebellion, 2004, 10.1093/ref:odnb/21935, 14 February 2013, 17 July 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220717231852/https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-21935;jsessionid=A8A09A98904B0DF9066D95E9019AA825?docPos=8, live, With no direct succession, the daughter of Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk inherited the manor, who had married into the Berkeley family. Her son, William de Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley, inherited it on her death. For some years, the manor was held by Thomas Stanley Earl of Derby, whose successors held it after William’s death, until 1723.

Bell, Industrial Revolution and modern

In that year, it was sold by James Earl of Derby to Ralph Bell (MP) of Sowerby, “whose descendants thereafter held the manor”.WEB,theodora.com/encyclopedia/t/thirsk.html, Thirsk – Encyclopedia, theodora.com, 9 March 2021, 12 August 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200812074427/https://theodora.com/encyclopedia/t/thirsk.html, live, It remained in the Bell family into the 20th century.WEB,www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol2/pp58-70, Parishes: Thirsk, British History Online, 17 July 2022, 27 January 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220127085902/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol2/pp58-70, live, Thirsk Hall in Kirkgate is a grade II* listed three-storey town house built in 1720 and extended in 1770 by York architect John Carr.{{National Heritage List for England|num=1151319|desc=Thirsk Hall|access-date=11 December 2013}}A 1767 Act of ParliamentWEB, House of Lords Journal Volume 31 April 1767, 21–30,www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=113277#s27, 23 September 2013, 22 September 2013,british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=113277#s27," title="web.archive.org/web/20130922100403british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=113277#s27,">web.archive.org/web/20130922100403british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=113277#s27, live, provided for building a navigable waterway to the town from the River Swale along Cod Beck. The project ran out of funds and was never completed, although remains can be seen of the wharf and a lock near Lock Bridge.WEB,www.thirskpastandpresent.co.uk/bd10.htm, Thirsk History Walks, 14 February 2013, 27 September 2013,www.thirskpastandpresent.co.uk/bd10.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20130927194046www.thirskpastandpresent.co.uk/bd10.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20130927194046www.thirskpastandpresent.co.uk/bd10.htm, live, Thirsk Past and Present, The Thirsk Poor Law Union was formed in 1837 and covered a large part of the North Riding of Yorkshire. A workhouse was erected in Sutton Road in 1838.A rail crash occurred at Manor House signal box on 2 November 1892, on the North Eastern Railway about {{convert|3|mi}} north of Thirsk railway station, when an express train collided with the back of a goods train, both heading south in fog. There were 10 people killed and 43 injured.BOOK, Rolt, L. T. C., Red for danger, 1978, Pan, 0-330-25555-X, Another took place on 31 July 1967 on the East Coast Main Line. On that occasion an express train travelling north collided with a derailed freight train. Seven people were killed and 45 injured.BOOK, Ministry of Transport, Col. D., McMullen, 1968, Railway accident: Report on the Derailment and subsequent Collision that occurred on 31st July, 1967, at Thirsk in the Eastern Region British Railways, London, H.M.S.O, 0-11-550036-7,www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_Thirsk1967.pdf, 14 February 2013, 28 September 2013,www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_Thirsk1967.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20130928231332www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_Thirsk1967.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20130928231332www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_Thirsk1967.pdf, live, Railways Archive,

Governance

File:Thirsk Town Hall, Westgate -1 (geograph 4222038).jpg|thumb|Thirsk and Sowerby Town HallThirsk and Sowerby Town HallThirsk has been in the Thirsk and Malton Parliamentary constituency since its creation for the 2010 general election. Kevin Hollinrake was elected MP at the 2015 UK general election.NEWS,www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000993, Thirsk & Malton Parliamentary constituency, 2015, 13 May 2015, Election 2015 – BBC News, 13 May 2015,www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000993," title="web.archive.org/web/20150513134403www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000993,">web.archive.org/web/20150513134403www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000993, live, The town was a parliamentary borough that had representation in 1295, and then from 1547 to 1885. For the majority of the latter period, it was represented by two members until 1882, when it was reduced to one member.BOOK, Cobbett’s Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803, London, Thomas Hansard, 1808,www2.odl.ox.ac.uk/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?e=p-000-00---0modhis06--00-0-0-0prompt-10---4------0-1l--1-en-50---20-about---00001-001-1-1isoZz-8859Zz-1-0&a=d&cl=CL1, 13 February 2013, dead,www2.odl.ox.ac.uk/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?e=p-000-00---0modhis06--00-0-0-0prompt-10---4------0-1l--1-en-50---20-about---00001-001-1-1isoZz-8859Zz-1-0&a=d&cl=CL1," title="web.archive.org/web/20150904125310www2.odl.ox.ac.uk/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?e=p-000-00---0modhis06--00-0-0-0prompt-10---4------0-1l--1-en-50---20-about---00001-001-1-1isoZz-8859Zz-1-0&a=d&cl=CL1,">web.archive.org/web/20150904125310www2.odl.ox.ac.uk/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?e=p-000-00---0modhis06--00-0-0-0prompt-10---4------0-1l--1-en-50---20-about---00001-001-1-1isoZz-8859Zz-1-0&a=d&cl=CL1, 4 September 2015, Oxford Digital Library, The constituency of Thirsk and Malton was originally created for the 1885 General Elections by the Redistribution of Seats Act of 1885, and existed until 1983. During that period it returned six Conservative party members to parliament, which included one by-election in 1915.{{Rayment-hc|t|1|date=March 2012}}The Civil Parish of Thirsk was created by the Local Government Act 1894. The Local Government Act 1972 afforded Parish Councils the opportunity to change titles. Thirsk renamed itself a Town Council. In so doing, the Chairman was also renamed as Mayor. The council is represented by eleven Councillors.WEB,www.thirsk-tc.gov.uk/page5.htm, County & District Coucillors, Thirsk Town Council, 13 February 2013, dead,www.thirsk-tc.gov.uk/page5.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20121119055934www.thirsk-tc.gov.uk/page5.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20121119055934www.thirsk-tc.gov.uk/page5.htm, 19 November 2012, WEB,www.thirsk-tc.gov.uk/, Town Council, Thirsk Town Council, 13 February 2013, 10 January 2013,www.thirsk-tc.gov.uk/," title="web.archive.org/web/20130110104421www.thirsk-tc.gov.uk/,">web.archive.org/web/20130110104421www.thirsk-tc.gov.uk/, live, The town council meets at Thirsk and Sowerby Town Hall.WEB,www.thirsk-tc.gov.uk/page8.html, Meeting Dates, Thirsk Town Council, 6 March 2022, 6 March 2022,www.thirsk-tc.gov.uk/page8.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20220306180423www.thirsk-tc.gov.uk/page8.html,">web.archive.org/web/20220306180423www.thirsk-tc.gov.uk/page8.html, live,

Geography{| class“wikitable mw-collapsible”

!Place!!Distance!!Direction!!Relation|London192km}}DISTANCE FROM CITY OF LONDON TO THIRSK>URL=HTTPS://WWW.DISTANCECALCULATOR.NET/FROM-CITY-OF-LONDON-TO-THIRSKWEBSITE=DISTANCE CALCULATORARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230110045458/HTTPS://WWW.DISTANCECALCULATOR.NET/, live, |South|Capital city|Middlesbrough24km}}DISTANCE FROM THIRSK TO MIDDLESBROUGH >URL=HTTPS://WWW.DISTANCECALCULATOR.NET/FROM-MIDDLESBROUGH-TO-THIRSK WEBSITE=DISTANCE CALCULATOR ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230110045537/HTTPS://WWW.DISTANCECALCULATOR.NET/, live, |North-east|Most populated place in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire|York22km}}HTTPS://WWW.DISTANCECALCULATOR.NET/FROM-THIRSK-TO-YORK>TITLE=DISTANCE FROM THIRSK TO YORKWEBSITE=DISTANCE CALCULATORARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230110045542/HTTPS://WWW.DISTANCECALCULATOR.NET/, live, |South-west|Historic county town|Northallerton8km}}DISTANCE FROM THIRSK TO NORTHALLERTON >URL=HTTPS://WWW.DISTANCECALCULATOR.NET/FROM-THIRSK-TO-NORTHALLERTON WEBSITE=DISTANCE CALCULATOR ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230110045501/HTTPS://WWW.DISTANCECALCULATOR.NET/, live, |North|County town(File:Cod Beck Weir, Thirsk - geograph.org.uk - 1718027.jpg|thumb|right|Cod Beck Weir, Thirsk)Thirsk is in the Vale of Mowbray and situated around the Cod Beck. Within Thirsk, Norby lies to the north-west, and Old Thirsk to the north-east. The separate parish of Sowerby abuts to the south.Nearby villages with names of Danish origin, identified by the suffix by meaning village or farmstead, include Thirlby, Boltby and Borrowby.

Demography

The 1881 UK Census recorded the population of the parish as 3,337.The parish had a population of 4,703 according to the 2001 Census.{{NOMIS2001|id = 36UC152|title = Thirsk Parish |accessdate = 17 July 2022}}The 2011 UK Census recorded the population as 4,998, an increase of 33% over the past 120 years, with a density of 3.9 people per hectare. Of the total population, 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. The ethnic make up of the town was 94.3% White British, 3.0% Other White, 0.9% Asian British and 0.2% Black/Mixed and other Ethnic Groups. The religious composition of the town was 71.7% Christian, 27.4% None or no religion stated, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish and 0.0% Sikh.

Economy

(File:Thirsk Black Bull 620.jpg|thumb|Thirsk has many facilities for tourists)Thirsk’s medieval market place in the town centre hosts an open-air market each Monday and Saturday. The market was established in 1145 and remains a focal point for traders and visitors. Tourism and hospitality are major parts of the town’s economy.WEB,www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/homes-and-gardens/places-to-live/a-look-at-the-rich-history-of-thirsk-6382924, A look at the rich history of Thirsk, 9 August 2015, Great British Life, 17 July 2022, 17 July 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220717231847/https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/homes-and-gardens/places-to-live/a-look-at-the-rich-history-of-thirsk-6382924, live, Severfield plc based on nearby former RAF Dalton, and VetUK are significant employers in the area.WEB, GMB – Ripon – Thirsk – About Us,www.gmbriponthirskgen.org.uk/about-us/, 26 April 2022, GMB, 16 April 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210416205642/https://www.gmbriponthirskgen.org.uk/about-us/, live, NEWS, Putting vets on the internet,www.yorkpress.co.uk/business/news/9319425.Putting_vets_on_the_internet/, 21 October 2011, The York Press, 9 May 2014, 14 July 2014,www.yorkpress.co.uk/business/news/9319425.Putting_vets_on_the_internet/," title="web.archive.org/web/20140714213627www.yorkpress.co.uk/business/news/9319425.Putting_vets_on_the_internet/,">web.archive.org/web/20140714213627www.yorkpress.co.uk/business/news/9319425.Putting_vets_on_the_internet/, live, (File:Herriot museum 9663 (2).jpg|thumb|The Herriot Museum, June 2018)There is a livestock auction market to the south-east of the town.NEWS, 23 November 2019,www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-farming/thirsk-makes-debut-christmas-show-1746979, Thirsk makes debut with Christmas show, The Yorkshire Post, 17 July 2022, 17 July 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220717231851/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-farming/thirsk-makes-debut-christmas-show-1746979, live, The town had a reputation for its leather tanning and saddlery trade, but by the 19th century was better known for the production of agricultural implements.

Culture

Thirsk Museum is operated by a team of volunteers in the house where Thomas Lord was bornWEB,www.thirskmuseum.org/, Thirsk Museum, 14 February 2013, 19 July 2013, Thirsk Museum,thirskmuseum.org/," title="web.archive.org/web/20130719143515thirskmuseum.org/,">web.archive.org/web/20130719143515thirskmuseum.org/, live, and is now home to Busby’s stoop chair.NEWS, Minting, Stuart, 18th Century murderer’s chair continues to captivate supernatural fans,www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/opinion/leader/11566417.18th-century-murderers-chair-continues-captivate-supernatural-fans/, 8 March 2024, The Northern Echo, 29 October 2014, en, 8 March 2024,web.archive.org/web/20240308120722/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/opinion/leader/11566417.18th-century-murderers-chair-continues-captivate-supernatural-fans/, live, (File:Thirsk Museum, Kirkgate - geograph.org.uk - 2590835.jpg|thumb|Thirsk Museum)The town’s former courthouse, in adjoining Sowerby, has been an arts space since 1992.WEB,www.ruralarts.org, Rural Arts – arts for everyone!, www.ruralarts.org, 3 July 2018, 18 July 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220718185430/https://www.ruralarts.org/, live, The World of James Herriot is a visitor attraction in the former home and veterinary surgery of author James Herriot.NEWS, 2 August 2006, Gazette Live, Herriot centre has reached landmark,www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/local-news/herriot-centre-has-reached-landmark-3765232, 18 July 2022, 18 July 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220718185429/https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/local-news/herriot-centre-has-reached-landmark-3765232, live, WEB, World of James Herriot, an Attraction in Thirsk, North Yorkshire.,www.information-britain.co.uk/showPlace.cfm?Place_ID=15583%20World%20of%20James%20Herriot, 17 July 2022, www.information-britain.co.uk, 17 July 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220717164324/https://www.information-britain.co.uk/showPlace.cfm?Place_ID=15583+World+of+James+Herriot, live, Scenes from the Channel 5 adaptation of his books were filmed in the town.WEB,www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/gallery/crews-spotted-filming-fourth-series-26624719, Crews spotted filming fourth series of Channel 5’s All Creatures Great and Small in North Yorkshire, 3 April 2023, Examiner Live, 2 September 2023, 2 September 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230902175811/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/gallery/crews-spotted-filming-fourth-series-26624719, live, Controversially, parts of 2011 splatter film, Inbred portrayed Thirsk as Mortlake.NEWS,www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/8153736.Locals_object_to_plans_to_make_horror_movie_in_Thirsk/, Locals object to plans to make horror movie in Thirsk, Darlington and Stockton Times, 7 May 2010, 21 November 2012, 4 March 2012,www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/8153736.Locals_object_to_plans_to_make_horror_movie_in_Thirsk/," title="web.archive.org/web/20120304115448www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/8153736.Locals_object_to_plans_to_make_horror_movie_in_Thirsk/,">web.archive.org/web/20120304115448www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/8153736.Locals_object_to_plans_to_make_horror_movie_in_Thirsk/, live, Photography for Pulp’s Different Class album art was taken around Thirsk and includes shots of Thirsk Market Place, Hambleton Estate, Tesco’s supermarket on Station Road, Sowerby and Ripon Way in nearby Carlton Miniott. Local children feature in pictures accompanying the work known for its track, Common People.WEB,jameswestsblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/thirsk-town-in-different-class.html?m=1," title="web.archive.org/web/20230102073808jameswestsblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/thirsk-town-in-different-class.html?m=1,">web.archive.org/web/20230102073808jameswestsblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/thirsk-town-in-different-class.html?m=1, 2 January 2023, live,jameswestsblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/thirsk-town-in-different-class.html?m=1, Thirsk; a town in a different class, James West, 30 May 2012, 2 January 2023, WEB, Gripsweat,gripsweat.com/item/331384836129/pulp-different-class-vinyl-lp-rare-aperture-sleeve-12-different-covers-1995, Pulp - Different Class, 2 January 2023, 2 January 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230102073556/https://gripsweat.com/item/331384836129/pulp-different-class-vinyl-lp-rare-aperture-sleeve-12-different-covers-1995, live, WEB,www.activewatercoolers.co.uk/water-coolers-thirsk/, Active Watercoolers, Thirsk, 2 January 2023, 2 January 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230102073555/https://www.activewatercoolers.co.uk/water-coolers-thirsk/, live, WEB,yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=66819.25, Yet Another Cycling Forum, LEL route background, 2 January 2023, 2 January 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230102073606/https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=66819.25, live, In 2018, the first series of The Heist was filmed in and around Thirsk. The on screen thieves were all residents of the town or surrounding area, and the crime’s location was Marage Road.WEB, Flanagan, Emily, 5 February 2018, Wanted for TV: Yorkshire folk to take part in heist near Thirsk,www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15919598.wanted-tv-yorkshire-folk-take-part-heist-near-thirsk/, The Northern Echo, 26 April 2024, 18 September 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230918161134/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15919598.wanted-tv-yorkshire-folk-take-part-heist-near-thirsk/, live, WEB, TV show The Heist films £250,000 theft in Thirsk, 9 May 2018, Northern Echo,www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16212101.tv-show-heist-films-250-000-theft-thirsk/, Georgia, Banks, 26 April 2024, 7 December 2023,web.archive.org/web/20231207194424/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16212101.tv-show-heist-films-250-000-theft-thirsk/, live, The same year, filming also took place in Thirsk for The Runaways.WEB,www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/people/14-film-and-tv-shows-that-have-put-north-yorkshire-on-the-big-screen-3212173?page=1, Scarborough News, 14 Film and TV shows that have put North Yorkshire on the big screen, Lyndsey, Young, 23 April 2021, 26 April 2024, 27 April 2024,web.archive.org/web/20240427005031/https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/people/14-film-and-tv-shows-that-have-put-north-yorkshire-on-the-big-screen-3212173?page=1, live, The Thirsk Hall Sculpture Park opened in 2021 in the grounds of Thirsk Hall. Artists that have been featured in the park include Michael Lyons, Zak Ové, and Emily Young.NEWS, Scott, Catherine, Thirsk Hall Sculpture Park reopens with new exhibitions from top artists,www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/thirsk-hall-sculpture-park-reopens-with-new-exhibitions-from-top-artists-3737526, 7 April 2024, Yorkshire Post, 20 June 2022, 24 August 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220824000141/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/thirsk-hall-sculpture-park-reopens-with-new-exhibitions-from-top-artists-3737526, live,

Local media

Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC Yorkshire and BBC North East and Cumbria on BBC One & ITV Yorkshire and ITV Tyne Tees on ITV1. Television signals can be received from either Emley Moor or Bilsdale TV transmitters.WEB,ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Emley_Moor, Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) Full Freeview transmitter, 1 May 2004, UK Free TV, 2 September 2023, 19 August 2016,web.archive.org/web/20160819070317/https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Emley_Moor, live, WEB,ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Bilsdale, Bilsdale (North Yorkshire, England) Full Freeview transmitter, 1 May 2004, UK Free TV, 2 September 2023, 3 September 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230903034040/https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Bilsdale, live, Thirsk’s local radio stations are BBC Radio York on 104.3 FM. Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire (formerly Minster FM) on 102.3 FM, and YO1 Radio on 102.8 FM.{{cn|date=September 2023}}The town is served by these local newspapers:

• The Thirsk Weekly NewsWEB,www.thirskweeklynews.com/about.html, About Us, The Thirsk Weekly News, 7 September 2023, 3 September 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230903065403/https://www.thirskweeklynews.com/about.html, live,
• Darlington & Stockton TimesWEB, Media Pack news from the Darlington and Stockton Times,www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/contactus/mediapack/inprint, 2022-05-23, Darlington and Stockton Times, 13 August 2018,www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/contactus/mediapack/inprint," title="web.archive.org/web/20180813213630www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/contactus/mediapack/inprint,">web.archive.org/web/20180813213630www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/contactus/mediapack/inprint, live,
• The Northern EchoWEB,www2.newsquest.co.uk/the_north_east/mediapack/0910/echo.pdf, PDF, The Northern Echo : Key Facts, 2.newsquest.co.uk, 11 August 2021, 26 February 2022,www2.newsquest.co.uk/the_north_east/mediapack/0910/echo.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20220226085816www2.newsquest.co.uk/the_north_east/mediapack/0910/echo.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20220226085816www2.newsquest.co.uk/the_north_east/mediapack/0910/echo.pdf, live,

Transport

(File:Thirsk Station - geograph.org.uk - 851082.jpg|thumb|Thirsk Station)Thirsk railway station is {{convert|22.25|mi|km|0}} north of York on the East Coast Main Line and situated {{convert|1.5|mi|km|0}} from the centre of Thirsk, in Carlton Miniott.{{cn|date=August 2022}}Bus services for York, Ripon, Northallerton and local villages stop in Thirsk market place.{{cn|date=August 2022}}The A61, passes through Thirsk market place. Since 1972 the A19 has bypassed Thirsk to the east of the town.WEB,www.sabre-roads.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37547&start=60, Old A1 roundabouts in Yorkshire? Locations?, 2 January 2023, 1 October 2017, SABRE, 2 January 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230102103605/https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37547&start=60, live,

Education

The town has one primary school, Thirsk Community Primary, with two others in the adjoining village of Sowerby. It is within the catchment area of Thirsk School and Sixth Form College for secondary education. The current primary school was opened in 1979 with an extension added in 1991 to house extra classrooms, nursery section and medical facilities. Due to rises in the school population, some temporary build classrooms have also been erected on site.WEB,thirsk-pri.n-yorks.sch.uk/data/documents/PROSPECT=2012-13.pdf, School Propectus, Thirsk Community Primary School, 2012, 22 February 2013, {{Dead link|date=August 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} It is a mixed gender school catering for pupils between the ages of 3 and 11. It has a student capacity of 315 and as of 2013 was at 90.5% of that.WEB,www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/121365, Inspection Report, Ofsted, 2012, 22 February 2013, 17 July 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220717231852/https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/121365, live,

Religion

(File:The church on St James Green in Thirsk - geograph.org.uk - 173800.jpg|thumb|right|Chapel on St James Green in Thirsk)St Mary’s Church is a Grade I listed, 15th-century church. There are gouges created by sharpening arrows and knives in the porch, and by the altar in the chancel.{{NHLE|num=1314935|desc=Church of St Mary|access-date=17 July 2022}}WEB,martintop.org.uk/blog/arrow-marks, Arrow Marks, Salem Chapel, Martin Top, 3 November 2021, Marsden, Alan, 22 August 2022, 22 August 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220822142326/https://martintop.org.uk/blog/arrow-marks, live, The Friends Meeting House on Kirkgate that has been on that site since at least 1799.In 1861 the Wesleyan Chapel on St James’ Green was built.A Roman Catholic Church dedicated to All Saints was added in 1867 on Castlegate.

Sport

Horse racing

Thirsk Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue consisting of a left handed oval of about one mile and two furlongs. The present course opened in 1923, but racing had taken place on the old course at nearby Black Hambleton over 200 years earlier. The racecourse serves flat racing in the spring and summer months.BOOK, British Racing and Racecourses, 978-0950139722, Marion Rose Halpenny, Marion Rose, Halpenny, 1971, 227, Holmes & Son, WEB,www.greyhoundderby.com/Hambleton%20Racecourse.html, Hambleton Racecourse, 21 October 2022, Greyhound Derby, 21 October 2022,www.greyhoundderby.com/Hambleton%20Racecourse.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20221021152243www.greyhoundderby.com/Hambleton%20Racecourse.html,">web.archive.org/web/20221021152243www.greyhoundderby.com/Hambleton%20Racecourse.html, live,

Athletic Club

The Thirsk Amateur Tennis Championship was played at Thirsk from 1882 to 1908.NEWS, Amateur Tennis Championship: Final Spring Meeting of the Thirsk Lawn Club’s Championship Tournament.,www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002310/19080510/072/0008, 26 May 2023, The Referee, British Newspaper Archive, 10 May 1908, London, England, 8, subscription, 27 April 2024,web.archive.org/web/20240427005029/https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/account/register?countrykey=0&showgiftvoucherclaimingoptions=false&gift=false&nextpage=%2faccount%2flogin%3freturnurl%3d%252fviewer%252fbl%252f0002310%252f19080510%252f072%252f0008&rememberme=false&cookietracking=false&partnershipkey=0&newsletter=false&offers=false®isterreason=none&showsubscriptionoptions=false&showcouponmessaging=false&showfreetrialmessaging=false&showregisteroptions=false&showloginoptions=false&showcaptchaerrormessage=false&isonlyupgradeable=false, live, Thirsk Cricket Club was founded in 1851 and play in the middle of Thirsk Racecourse. The club was a founder member of the York & District League in which they still compete.WEB,www.thirskcricket.co.uk/1851-2011%20History.htm, Cricket Club History, Thirsk Cricket Club, 14 February 2013, 10 June 2013,www.thirskcricket.co.uk/1851-2011%20History.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20130610175030www.thirskcricket.co.uk/1851-2011%20History.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20130610175030www.thirskcricket.co.uk/1851-2011%20History.htm, live, Thirsk Hockey Club have been affiliated to the Yorkshire Hockey Association since 1923. Until Thirsk School laid a floodlit, artificial pitch they played on grass pitches on the out field of the Cricket Club. They still share the Cricket Clubhouse for social facilities.WEB,www.thirskhockeyclub.org.uk/, Hockey Club, Thirsk Hockey Club, 14 February 2013, 30 December 2012,www.thirskhockeyclub.org.uk/," title="web.archive.org/web/20121230025545www.thirskhockeyclub.org.uk/,">web.archive.org/web/20121230025545www.thirskhockeyclub.org.uk/, live,

Football

Thirsk Falcons FC compete in the Teesside Football League, which is at the 13th level of the English football league system.{{cn|date=August 2022}}

Rugby

Thirsk RUFC is a Rugby Union Club which competes in the Yorkshire Division 4 North West league.{{cn|date=August 2022}}

Cycling

Thirsk was on the route of the Tour de Yorkshire in 2016 and 2018.NEWS,www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35040528, Tour de Yorkshire 2016 route announced, 9 December 2015, BBC Sport, BBC, 18 July 2018, 4 October 2018,web.archive.org/web/20181004015845/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35040528, live, WEB,www.northyorks.gov.uk/tour-de-yorkshire, Tour de Yorkshire, 5 February 2018, North Yorkshire County Council, 3 July 2018, 3 July 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180703190838/https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/tour-de-yorkshire, live,

People

• Mary Bateman (1768–1809), murderer and alleged witchODNB, Davies, Owen, Bateman, Mary (1768–1809), 2004, 10.1093/ref:odnb/56653,www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/56653, 9 May 2010,

• John Bell (1809–1851), politician and lord of the manor who thought he was a bird.

• James Herriot , pen name of Veterinary surgeon James Alfred Wight (1916–1995), author of semi-autobiographical books based on his career.WEB,www.worldofjamesherriot.org/, World of James Herriot – World of James Herriot, www.worldofjamesherriot.org, 3 July 2018, 19 July 2011,www.worldofjamesherriot.org/," title="web.archive.org/web/20110719131910www.worldofjamesherriot.org/,">web.archive.org/web/20110719131910www.worldofjamesherriot.org/, live, WEB,www.visit-thirsk.com/, All about Thirsk – Thirsk Tourist Information, www.visit-thirsk.com, 3 July 2018, 2 March 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210302173033/https://www.visit-thirsk.com/, live,

• Jay Jopling (born 1963), art dealer credited with popularising the Young British ArtistsNEWS, 12 December 2003,www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7895187.all-the-top-nobs-hob-nob-round-here/, All the top nobs hob-nob round here, York Press, 17 July 2022, 17 July 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220717012341/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7895187.all-the-top-nobs-hob-nob-round-here/, live,

• Thomas Lord (1755–1832), founded Lord’s Cricket GroundWEB,www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/16645.html, Thomas Lord, ESPNcricinfo, 4 January 2021, 26 February 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210226163809/https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/16645.html, live,

• Keith Robinson (born 1933), cricketerWEB,www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/19777.html, Keith Robinson, ESPNcricinfo, 4 January 2021, 12 July 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200712081256/https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/19777.html, live,

• Georgia Steel (born 1998), television personalityWEB,www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/love-island-star-georgia-steel-20503684, Love Island star Georgia Steel shares peek at ‘dream home’ in York, Megan, Shaw, 2 May 2021, YorkshireLive, 17 July 2022, 17 July 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220717012230/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/love-island-star-georgia-steel-20503684, live,
• Charles Camidge (1837-1911), Rural Dean of Thirsk, later Anglican Bishop of BathurstWEB, Ruth, Teale, Camidge, Charles Edward (1837–1911), Australian Dictionary of Biography,adb.anu.edu.au/biography/camidge-charles-edward-5480/text9315, 1979, 27 April 2024, 27 April 2024,web.archive.org/web/20240427005019/https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/camidge-charles-edward-5480/text9315, live,

See also

• Sowerby

• South Kilvington

• Carlton Miniott

References

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External links

• {{commons category-inline|Thirsk}}
• Thirsk Town Council website
• Visit Thirsk website

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