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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thornthwaite like this:
THORNTHWAITE, a township, a chapelry, and a sub-district, in Pateley-Bridge district, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies 2¾ miles W by S of Darley r. station, and 4½ S by E of Pateley-Bridge; and is called T.-with-Padside. Acres, 1,960. Pop., 257. Houses, 56.—The chapelry extends much beyond the township, and is in Hampsthwaite parish. Post town, Ripley, under Leeds. Pop., 930. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £109.* Patron, the Vicar of Hampsthwaite.—The sub-district contains 4 townships. Acres, 12,450. Pop., 1,925. Houses, 438
Thornthwaite is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thornthwaite itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thornthwaite, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14347
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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