Thorpe Thewles

Thorpe Thewles is a village that lies near the A177 road between Stockton-on-Tees and Sedgefield in Teesside.

Origin of the name

Thorpe is of Danish extraction and means farm, Thorp, and Thewles was likely the name of a family that possessed land here in the Middle Ages: the earliest occurrence of the full name is 'Thorpp' Thewles' in 1265. The surname Thewles probably comes from the Old English theawleas 'immoral', though the meaning of the placename is the Farm of the Thewles Family rather than, as sometimes reported, the Immoral Farm.

Present

The village is currently made up of 182 households and a total population of 477 people. The village has a small children's play area, two public houses (the Vane Arms and the Hamilton Russell), a church (St James' Church) and a Parish hall. There is a planetarium, walkway and restaurant at Castle Eden Walkway, the site of the former Thorpe Thewles railway station of the former Castle Eden Railway

Historically, Thorpe Thewles was originally settled in 1692 with only two farmhouses and has grown to have more than 182 households today.

Politics

Thorpe Thewles is located within the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees in the Northern Parishes Ward and the Stockton North constituency. The Member of the UK Parliament for Thorpe Thewles is Alex Cunningham and the local councilor for Thorpe Thewles is John Gardner. Because Thorpe Thewles is a civil parish, there is an elected Parish Council that meets to discuss matters relating to Thorpe Thewles on a regular basis.

References

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The borough of Stockton-on-Tees

Major Settlements

Villages

Waterways

Rivers	Tees Leven

Crossings	Jubilee Bridge Surtees Bridge Victoria Bridge Teesquay Millennium Footbridge Princess of Wales Bridge Infinity Bridge Tees Barrage Tees Viaduct Tees Newport Bridge Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge

Transport

Air	Durham Tees Valley Airport

Rail	Allens West railway station Billingham railway station Eaglescliffe railway station Thornaby railway station Stockton railway station Tees Valley Metro (proposed) Yarm railway station

Road	A19 A66 A174

Culture, leisure
and tourism

Business: Teesdale Business Park
Education: Schools; Queen's Campus
Industry: Teesside EfW plant
Governance: Stockton North (constituency); Stockton South (constituency)
Historic: Bowesfield Works; Head Wrightson; Stockton and Darlington Railway; Stockton Racecourse; Tees Marshalling Yard; Teesside Development Corporation; Tees Valley Regeneration
Sport: Portrack Lane; Tees Barrage International White Water Course
Prisons: Holme House; Kirklevington Grange

Coordinates: 54°36′N 1°23′W / 54.600°N 1.383°W / 54.600; -1.383

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