Thirsk
Sign in to saveThirsk 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.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Thirsk
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.statistic_title
- Population
- UK place.statistic
- (2011 census)
- UK place.statistic_title1
- • Civil parish
- UK place.statistic1
- 4,998
- UK place.statistic_title2
- • Built-up area
- UK place.statistic2
- 9,953
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SE429820
- UK place.civil_parish
- Thirsk
- UK place.unitary_england
- North Yorkshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- North Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Thirsk and Malton
- UK place.post_town
- THIRSK
- UK place.postcode_area
- YO
- UK place.postcode_district
- YO7
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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.
==History== Archeological finds indicate there was a settlement in Thirsk around 500–600 BC. The town's name is derived from the Old Norse word þresk meaning fen or lake.