Bishop Thornton | |
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Bishop Thornton Church | |
Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 507 |
OS grid reference | SE260634 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HARROGATE |
Postcode district | HG3 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
Bishop Thornton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. [1] [2]
The civil parish also includes the village of Shaw Mills. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 521, decreasing to 507 at the 2011 census. [3] From 1974 to 2023 it was in Harrogate district. The village is about seven miles north of Harrogate.
Bishop Thornton has both the Anglican St John's Church and the Catholic St Joseph's Church, the latter being the oldest in the Diocese of Leeds. The village also has two schools.
The civil parish shares a grouped parish council with Warsill. The parish council was originally known as Bishop Thornton and Warsill Parish Council, but in 2019 its name was changed to Bishop Thornton, Shaw Mills and Warsill Parish Council. The name change did not affect the names of the two constituent parishes. [4]
The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. [5]
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