A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Thirsk, market town, par., and township with ry. sta. (Thirsk Junction), North-Riding Yorkshire, on the Cod Beck, a tributary of the Swale, 22½ miles NW. of York and 210 miles from London by rail - par., 8699 ac., pop. 5772; township, 3251 ac., pop. 3337; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Market-day, Monday. Thirsk is divided by the stream into two parts, the Old Town and the New Town, and a little to the S. is the suburb of Sowerby. The chief architectural features of the town are the spacious market-place and the fine old church. There are mfrs. of agricultural implements, leather, and saddlery, with some malting and brewing. Thirsk returned two members to Parliament from the time of Edward VI. until 1832, and 1 member from 1832 until 1885.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town, parish and township, with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Thirsk CP/AP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Thirsk |
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