Thornville, North Yorkshire

Thornville
Thornville
Location within North Yorkshire
Population10 (2015 estimate)
Civil parish
  • Thornville
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

Thornville is a civil parish on the River Nidd in North Yorkshire, England. In 2015 the parish had an estimated population of 10.[1] The parish touches Cattal, Kirk Hammerton and Tockwith.

A village of Catala was recorded in the Domesday Book, which has been identified with Thornville. It is recorded as a deserted medieval village, although the manor house survived and is now Old Thornville, the main settlement in the parish.[2][3] The modern name was probably devised by William Thornton.[4]

In 1858, Thornville was a detached portion of the parish of Whixley, later becoming a parish in its own right.[4] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The parish is governed by a parish meeting.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Parish population". Data North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Catala (55131)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Old Thornville, Thornville (1294065)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b Smith, Albert Hugh (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire: Upper and Lower wapentakes. The University Press.
  5. ^ "Thornville (Parish Meeting)". North Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 14 February 2026.