Thornton Riseborough
| Thornton Riseborough | |
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.svg)  Thornton Riseborough Location within North Yorkshire | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Thornton Riseborough is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Normanby, in North Yorkshire, England. In 1971 the parish had a population of 18.[1] Until 1974 it was in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
History
[edit]The name "Thornton Riseborough" means 'Thorn-tree farm/settlement below brushwood hill'.[2] Thornton Riseborough was recorded in the Domesday Book as Tornentun/Tornitun.[3] Thornton-Risebrough was formerly a township in the parish of Normanby,[4][5][6] in 1866 Thornton Risebrough became a separate civil parish, in 1894 it became part of Kirkby Moorside Rural District and in 1934 it became part of Pickering Rural District.[7] In 1974 it became part of the non-metropolitan district of Ryedale and the county of North Yorkshire. On 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Normanby.[8] In 2023 the area became part of North Yorkshire district.
References
[edit]- ^ "Population statistics Thornton Risebrough Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Thornton Riseborough Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Place name: Thornton Riseborough, Normanby, Near Salton". The National Archives. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "History of Thornton Risebrough, in Ryedale and North Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Parishes: Normanby | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ Musto, Naomi Muriel (1962) A study of the settlements to the north of the vale of Pickering, Durham theses, Durham University https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/19331116.pdf
- ^ "Relationships and changes Thornton Risebrough Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Ryedale Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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