Thorpe Underwood, North Yorkshire

Thorpe Underwood is a settlement and (as Thorpe Underwoods) a civil parish about 10 miles (16 km) north of York, in the former Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 793.[1] The parish touches Aldwark, Green Hammerton, Kirby Hall, Linton-on-Ouse, Little Ouseburn, Nun Monkton and Whixley.[2] Thorpe Underwoods shares a parish council with Little Ouseburn and Kirby Hall called "Little Ouseburn Grouped Parish Council".[3]

Thorpe Underwood
Thorpe Underwood is located in North Yorkshire
Thorpe Underwood
Thorpe Underwood
Location within North Yorkshire
Area16.41 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population793 (2011 census)
• Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Thorpe Underwoods
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

Landmarks

There are nine listed buildings in Thorpe Underwoods.[4]

History

The name "Thorpe" means 'Outlying farm/settlement'.[5] Thorpe Underwood was recorded in the Domesday Book as Tuadestorp.[6] Thorpe Green was recorded as being a hamlet in the township of Thorpe Underwood, it is where the modern Thorpe Underwood hamlet is.[7] Thorpe Underwoods was formerly a township in the parish of Little Ouseburn,[8] in 1866 Thorpe Underwoods became a civil parish in its own right.[9]

References
  1. "Thorpe Underwoods". City Population De. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. "Thorpe Underwoods". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. "Home". Little Ouseburn Grouped Parish Council. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. "Listed buildings in Thorpe Underwoods, Harrogate, North Yorkshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. "Thorpe Underwood Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. "Place name: Thorpe Underwood". The National Archives. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. "Little Ouseburn". GENUKI. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  8. "History of Thorpe Underwoods, in Harrogate and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. "Relationships and changes Thorpe Underwoods Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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