Bishop Thornton
| Bishop Thornton | |
  Bishop Thornton |
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| Population | 507 |
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| OS grid reference | SE260634 |
| Civil parish | Bishop Thornton |
| District | Harrogate |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HARROGATE |
| Postcode district | HG3 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Skipton and Ripon |
Coordinates: 54°03′58″N 1°36′15″W / 54.066070°N 1.604150°W
Bishop Thornton is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England.[1][2] According to the 2001 census it had a population of 521, decreasing to 507 at the 2011 census.[3] The village is about seven miles north of Harrogate.
The Chequers Inn, Bishop Thornton
Bishop Thornton has two churches and schools.
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 99 Northallerton & Ripon (Pateley Bridge & Leyburn) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231593.
- ↑ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
External links
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