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Township in the parish of Normanby in Yorkshire

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54°13′55″N 0°51′50″W / 54.232°N 0.864°W / 54.232; -0.864

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. Until 1974 it was in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

History

The name "Thornton Riseborough" means 'Thorn-tree farm/settlement below brushwood hill'. Thornton Riseborough was recorded in the Domesday Book as Tornentun/Tornitun. Thornton-Risebrough was formerly a township in the parish of Normanby, 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. 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. In 2023 the area became part of North Yorkshire district.

References

  1. "Population statistics Thornton Risebrough Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  2. "Thornton Riseborough Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  3. "Place name: Thornton Riseborough, Normanby, Near Salton". The National Archives. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  4. "History of Thornton Risebrough, in Ryedale and North Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  5. "Parishes: Normanby | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  6. 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
  7. "Relationships and changes Thornton Risebrough Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  8. "Ryedale Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 19 September 2024.


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