Thirlby

This article is about the village in North Yorkshire. For other uses, see Thirlby (surname) and Thurlby.

Thirlby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. With a population of about 120 in 2003, measured at 134 at the 2011 Census,^[1] Thirlby is situated approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Thirsk.

Thirlby
Village street in Thirlby
Thirlby Location within North Yorkshire
Population	134 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE485839
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	THIRSK
Postcode district	YO7
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Thirsk and Malton
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.24912°N 1.25572°W / 54.24912; -1.25572

Governance

The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Geography

According to the 2001 UK Census, the village had a population of 127, of which 103 were over the age of sixteen. Of these, 68 were in employment. The village had 54 dwellings of which 43 were detached.^[2]

The nearest settlements are Felixkirk 1.4 miles (2.3 km) to the north west; Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south south west; Cold Kirby 2.75 miles (4.43 km) to the east and Boltby 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north. Thirlby Beck runs through the east of the village and is part of the tributary system of the River Swale.^[3]

Notable residents

Veterinarian and author James Alfred Wight, known popularly as James Herriot, lived in Thirlby, fictionally named as High Field House in Hannerly in his books If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet.^[4][5][6]

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  Former Methodist Chapel, Thirlby
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  Thirlby Beck Ford in Thirlby village