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Thirsk is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England; it is known for its racecourse and depiction as local author James Herriot's fictional Darrowby. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] History
Premier Inn Limited is a British limited service hotel chain and the UK's largest hotel brand, with more than 800 hotels, with over 72,000 rooms. It operates hotels in a variety of locations including city centres, suburbs and airports, competing with the likes of Travelodge and Ibis hotels.
The view from Sutton Bank at the southeastern edge of the North York Moors near Thirsk encompasses a vast expanse of the Yorkshire lowlands with the Pennines forming a backdrop. It was called the "finest view in England" by local author and veterinary surgeon James Herriot in his 1979 guidebook James Herriot's Yorkshire. [67]
The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It is part of the Thirsk electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and was part of the Hambleton district from 1974 to 2023. [3] The population of this ward taken in the 2011 census was 1,863. [4] The local Parish Council has six members including the chair. [5]
South Kilvington lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency and the Hillside and Raskelf electoral division. [7] [8] Historically the parish and village were in the wapentake of Birdforth, and in the Thirsk Rural District, until 1974, when it was moved into the newer county of North Yorkshire, from the old county of the North Riding of Yorkshire.
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Leake is a hamlet and civil parish in the former Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England, about six miles north of Thirsk. The population of the parish was estimated at 10 in 2010. [1] With the population in 2011 being less than 100 information is contained in the civil parish of Borrowby, Hambleton. Leake Hall
English: Block signal cabin north of Thirsk, England, where an express passenger train collided with a freight train after the signalman had fallen asleep. He had spent his previous rest day searching for medical help for his infant daughter, who died later that day.