Topcliffe, North Yorkshire
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Coordinates: 54°10′42″N 1°23′11″W / 54.1784°N 1.3863°W
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 Topcliffe
Topcliffe shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Population | 2,690 |
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| OS grid reference | SE400760 |
| District | Hambleton |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | THIRSK |
| Postcode district | YO7 |
| Dialling code | 01845 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Thirsk and Malton (formerly Vale of York) |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Topcliffe is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated on the River Swale, close to the A168 and about five miles south-west of Thirsk. It has a population of 2,690.
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[edit] History
A motte and bailey castle was built at the strategic location of the junction of the River Swale and Cod Beck about 1071, soon after the Harrying of the North and re-fortified in 1174. This was the principal residence of the Percy family until the early part of the fourteenth century, when Henry de Percy purchased the barony and castle of Alnwick. The castle was succeeded by a moated manor house on an adjacent site, of which earthworks also remain. [1]
[edit] Topcliffe Airfield
During World War II an airfield was constructed 1.5 miles from the village which was for some time a Royal Canadian Air Force base. After the war it had a number of roles until 1972 when much of it was taken over by the army and converted into Alanbrooke Barracks.[2] The airfield continues to be used for RAF glider training.[3]
[edit] Buildings and Amenities
Topcliffe has a park and two pubs, The Angel and The Swan. The old school house of Topcliffe is now a post office, the toll house is now an ordinary cottage. There is a primary school at Topcliffe for years 1–6, and a playgroup.
Topcliffe has been extended over the years. East Lea was built in the 1950s and has been developed over the years, by the demolition of some old houses on a sizeable plot of land, to make way for extra houses. The bypass (A168) was built in the 1960s/1970s to stop a lot of traffic going through Topcliffe. in the late 1980s Manor Close and a small part of Winn Lane were built on the site of a farm.
[edit] Record Low Temperature
On the early morning of Friday 3 December 2010, the weather station air temperature was −19 °C (−2 °F), making it the lowest temperature ever recorded in Yorkshire.[4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ Topcliffe Maidens Bower
- ^ RAF History: Bomber Command Topcliffe
- ^ World Aero Data EGXZ
- ^ BBC News North Yorkshire, 3 Dec 2010 Temperature of -19C is new Yorkshire record
- ^ Yorkshire Post 3 December 2010 At least three die as shivering Britain battles Arctic blast
[edit] External links
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