Thirsk

Also known as Thirsk, North Yorkshire

Thirsk is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England; it is known for its racecourse and depiction as local author James Herriot's fictional Darrowby.

Key facts

UK place.official_name: Thirsk
UK place.type: Town
UK place.statistic_title: Population
UK place.statistic: (2011 census)
UK place.statistic_title1: • Civil parish
UK place.statistic1: 4,998
UK place.statistic_title2: • Built-up area
UK place.statistic2: 9,953
UK place.os_grid_reference: SE429820
UK place.civil_parish: Thirsk
UK place.unitary_england: North Yorkshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: North Yorkshire
UK place.region: Yorkshire and the Humber
UK place.country: England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Thirsk and Malton
UK place.post_town: THIRSK
UK place.postcode_area: YO
UK place.postcode_district: YO7

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Population: 4703
Area: 1271.81
Official website: www.thirsk-tc.gov.uk
Image: Thirsk Square 2004.jpg
Dialing code: 01845

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postal code: YO7
Commons category: Thirsk
OS grid reference: SE429820
P8168: Szymon Winawer
P12749: Baltzar von Platen

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History
House of Mowbray
Berkeley and Derby
Bell, Industrial Revolution and modern
Governance
Geography
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Culture
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Horse racing
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People
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Thirsk is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England; it is known for its racecourse and depiction as local author James Herriot's fictional Darrowby.

==History== Archeological finds indicate there was a settlement in Thirsk around 500–600 BC. The town's name is derived from the Old Norse word þresk meaning fen or lake.