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| Thornton Watlass | |
|---|---|
Nov2006.jpg) Looking east across Thornton Watlass village green | |
.svg)  Thornton Watlass Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 240 (2016 estimate)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE235855 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RIPON |
| Postcode district | HG4 |
| Dialling code | 01677 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Thornton Watlass is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located north of Masham and south of Bedale on the eastern slopes of the Ure Valley at the entrance to Wensleydale and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.[2] It is 11 miles (18 km) north of Ripon, 4 miles (6.4 km) from the A1(M) motorway, 11 miles (18 km) from the main railway line at Northallerton and 18 miles (29 km) from Teesside Airport.[3] Its population was 180 in 2000, 190 in 2005, 224 in 2011 and 240 in 2016.[1]
The village lies at the junction of Watlass Lane and Watlass Moor Lane. At the centre of the village is the triangular village green with its trees, cricket pitch and children's playground, surrounded by houses, some of which are built from local stone. Thornton Watlass Church dates from the 11th century and the village also has a primary school and a public house called the Buck Inn. The village forms part of the Thornton Watlass Estate, and Thornton Watlass Hall, an ancient two-storey gabled stone house, lies just to the north of the village.
- ^ a b "2015 Population Estimates" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 12. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ Cally (2007). "Buck Inn". A1 Tourism. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
- ^ "Thornton Watlass Hall - Ripon". iKnow Yorkshire. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2007.