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4 unusual facts about Thirsk


Louis Ryder

Born in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England, Ryder was a right arm fast bowler, who took four wickets at 37.75, with a best of 2 for 75.

My Forever

My Forever are an English pop/rock band based in Thirsk, North Yorkshire.

Silvestre de Sousa

After two years without a ride in public, De Sousa was offered the chance to move to England and link up with Thirsk-based trainer David Nicholls.

William Bosomworth

Bosomworth was born in Carlton-Husthwaite, Thirsk, and made his Yorkshire debut on 17 June 1872, against Surrey at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, then played twice against Middlesex at North Marine Road, Scarborough in 1874, and at Prince's Road Ground in Chelsea, in 1875.


Bostik

Biscem manufactures and sells ready-mixed and cementitious based tiling adhesives and grouting systems into the ceramic tiling market in the UK and Ireland, and on 14 April 2006, Bostik Ltd acquired Wetherby Stone Products Ltd in Dalton, Thirsk, North Yorkshire.

Catterick Crusaders

The club attracted players from Northallerton, Ripon, Leyburn, Thirsk and Harrogate the initial vision of a Hambleton club started to materialize.

Fred Slingsby

It merged with another club, and further mergers produced the Yorkshire Gliding Club, based at Sutton Bank, near Thirsk.

Helmsley railway station

Instead, there was a route south of Helmsley that passed through a cutting at Caulkeys Bank, Nunnington, and then turned west towards Gilling, where the Thirsk and Malton (T&M) line from Pilmoor (at the East Coast Main Line) was met.

Hugh Cholmeley

Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 4th Baronet (1632–1689), English MP for Northampton and Thirsk

Kilburn White Horse

Located on the southern flank of Sutton Bank, near Roulston Scar at the edge of the Hambleton table-land, it faces south-south-west and is visible from some distance, particularly from the East Coast Main Line railway south of Thirsk, and from the A19.

Kirklington, North Yorkshire

Among the notable people to hold the title were Christopher Wandesford, successively MP for Aldborough, Richmond and Thirsk and briefly Lord Deputy of Ireland.

Kristy Thirsk

Thirsk's first released solo track was "Bounds of Love" which was on the soundtrack of the movie Kissed in 1997.

Mountains and hills of England

Near the North Yorkshire coastal towns of Whitby and Scarborough, and extending inland as far as Thirsk, the North York Moors are one of the few major upland areas in eastern England.

Queen Ethelburga's School

The sister senior school was Queen Margaret’s School at Escrick and the Junior School was Queen Mary’s at Baldersby Park in Thirsk.

River Don Navigation

The first Act of Parliament was presented in 1698 by the MP for Thirsk, Sir Godfrey Copley of Sprotborough, representing the interests of Rotherham.

South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway

A rival scheme, the Yorkshire & Glasgow Union Railway, left the ECML at Thirsk, crossed the Pennines to Hawes, then Kirkby Stephen, Appleby and so reached Clifton.

Whorlton Castle

The castle was established in the early 12th century at the edge of Castle Bank, a ridge between the villages of Faceby and Swainby, overlooking a small valley through which the road between Thirsk and Stokesley runs.

William Frankland

Sir William Frankland, 1st Baronet (c. 1640–1697), of Thirkleby, English politician, MP for Thirsk

William Payne-Gallwey

Sir William Payne-Gallwey, 2nd Baronet (1807–1881), English Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Thirsk 1851-1880


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