Thirsk
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 14 ′ N , 1 ° 21 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 4703 (as of: 2001) | ||
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| Post town | THIRSK | ||
| ZIP code section | YO7 | ||
| prefix | 01845 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
| Shire county | North Yorkshire | ||
| District | Hambleton | ||
| British Parliament | Thirsk and Malton | ||
| Website: http://www.thirsk-tc.gov.uk | |||
Thirsk is a country town in the Vale of Mowbray , located in the District Hambleton in North Yorkshire . According to the 2001 census, the city had a total of 4,702 inhabitants.
Tourist importance
Thirsk is shaped by tourism with its medieval market square and historical buildings. It is on the edge of the North York Moors , a major recreational area and national park, and is ideal as a base for day trips.
Veterinarian and writer James Herriot's office was at Thirsk, 23 Kirkgate. After the practice moved to an industrial area, the building, which is close to the center, was converted into a museum.
The Thirsk Racecourse is a household name in equestrian sports .
traffic
Rail transport
Thirsk has a train station on the East Coast Main Line about 2 km west of town center on the border with the village of Carlton Miniott . The station has two platforms and two through tracks and is operated by the First TransPennine Express.
Bus transport
There are bus connections from the market square to York , Ripon and Northallerton and the surrounding villages. The National Express long-distance bus service also has a stop there.
Road traffic
The A19 trunk road passes Thirsk in the York to Middlesbrough section . It was expanded as a bypass road in 1972 and now runs east of Thirsk. The A168 branches north of the bypass to Northallerton and south of the bypass to the expanded A1 .
The A61 to Ripon trunk road runs west to east through Thirsk and continues on the A170, which crosses the southern part of the North York Moors .
air traffic
The nearest international airport is Leeds Bradford International Airport , 35 miles away. Small planes can land at Bagby airfield a few kilometers southeast of the city.
Personalities
- Milner Place (born 1930), writer
Accidents
- On November 2, 1892, 5 km north of Thirsk, an express train collided with a freight train on the same track. The freight train had been brought forward because of a delayed express train, but then the switch keeper on duty briefly nodded off and cleared the way for the express train when he woke up without thinking about the freight train. 10 people were killed and 43 injured in the accident. The switchman was found guilty of manslaughter, but the sentence was suspended because he had no sleep for 36 hours because of his daughter, who was seriously ill the day before and who later died, and had asked in vain for a substitute for his shift.
- On July 31, 1967, at Thirsk, an express train from London to Edinburgh ran into a freight train that had recently derailed from the siding, the driver of which had not yet had time to issue a warning. 7 people were killed and 45 injured.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Thirsk CP (Parish) . In: Neighborhood Statistics . Office for National Statistics . Retrieved March 20, 2009.
- ^ Website of the TransPennine Express , accessed on June 5, 2016.
Web links
- Thirsk Town Council website (English)
- Visitor information Thirsk (English)