Thorganby, North Yorkshire
| Thorganby | |
|---|---|
 Main street, Thorganby | |
.svg)  Thorganby Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 330 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE492749 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YORK |
| Postcode district | YO19 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Thorganby is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974,[2] but from 1974 to 2023 was in the Selby District of the shire county of North Yorkshire. In 2023 the district was abolished and North Yorkshire became a unitary authority.
It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from the village of Wheldrake. According to the 2011 census the village had 330 residents. Children in the village attend Wheldrake with Thorganby C of E (Aided) Primary School, located in Wheldrake.
History[edit]
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Torgrembi and was listed as belonging to Ralph Paynel, the lord in chief of the area.[3] Thorganby derives from a personal name Thorgrim and the Old Norse bȳ, meaning farmstead or village.[4]
A church is first recorded in 1228, when the advowson was appointed to Robert de Meynell.[5] However, the present structure, St Helen's Church, which is a grade I listed building, dates from the 15th century.[6] The church is in the ecclesiastical parish of Thorganby, which is in the Diocese of York.[7]
The village was in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, but was previously in the Ouse and Derwent Wapentake of the East Riding of Yorkshire.[8][9][10] But in 2023 the district was abolished and North Yorkshire became a unitary authority.
The village is on the west bank of the River Derwent[11] and is across the river from the Lower Derwent National Nature Reserve.[12]
The nearest railway station in the 19th century was Escrick, some 5 miles (8 km) to the west.[13] However, in 1913, Thorganby gained its own station on the newly opened Derwent Valley Light Railway, which provided a link between York and Selby.[14] The station closed in 1926 to passengers, but remained open until 1964 for goods traffic.[15]
In the 2001 census, the parish had 241 residents,[16] and increasing by the 2011 census to 330.[1] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to have risen again to 350.[17]
Film star Robert Redford visited a pub in the village with friends in March 2011 while in the UK to promote the Sundance London Film Festival.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Thorganby Parish (E04007775)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "History of Thorganby, in Selby and East Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Thorganby | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 466. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ "Thorganby | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Helen (Grade I) (1148469)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Church of St Helen". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "History of Thorganby, in Selby and East Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Thorganby, North Yorkshire, England - Borthwick Catalogue". borthcat.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Ouse and Derwent Wapentake | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "290" (Map). York. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319244876.
- ^ "Lower Derwent Valley | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust". www.ywt.org.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Genuki: THORGANBY: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1892., Yorkshire (East Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Suggitt, Gordon (2007). Lost railways of North and East Yorkshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-85306-918-5.
- ^ Young, Alan (2015). Lost Stations of Yorkshire; the North and East Ridings. Kettering: Silver Link. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-85794-453-2.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Thorganby Parish (36UH078)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Film star Robert Redford in Thorganby village pub". BBC News. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
External links[edit]
- Thorganby in the Domesday Book
