Thorpe le Street

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Thorpe le Street
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Thorpe le Street
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE837440
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Region
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO42
Dialling code 01430
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53°53′11″N0°43′36″W / 53.886283°N 0.726693°W / 53.886283; -0.726693

Thorpe le Street is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hayton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Location

It is situated approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east of the market town of Pocklington and 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of the market town of Market Weighton. It lies to the south of the A1079 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 28. [1]

History

Thorpe le Street was formerly a township in the parish of Nun-Burn-holme, [2] in 1866 Thorpe le Street became a civil parish on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Hayton. [3] The name Thorpe derives from the Old Norse þorp meaning 'secondary settlement'. [4] The Roman Road known as Cade's Road is thought likely to have passed through it, [5] which would explain "-le-Street". [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics Thorpe le Street Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "History of Thorpe le Street, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Relationships and changes Thorpe le Street Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Thorpe le Street". Key to English Place-Names. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "MYO4439 – Roman Road". York Historic Environment Record. City of York Council. 3 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Key to English Place-Names". University of Nottingham. [for Chester-le-Street]: "Street" from strēt (Anglian), a Roman road


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