Towthorpe, North Yorkshire

Towthorpe
Hamlet
Towthorpe Junction
Towthorpe Location within North Yorkshire
Population	1,967
OS grid reference	SE635585
Civil parish	Strensall with Towthorpe
Unitary authority	City of York
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO32
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	York Outer

Towthorpe (/ˈtaʊθɔːp/ TAU-thorp) is a hamlet in Strensall with Towthorpe civil parish[1] in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies between Huntington and Strensall about 5 miles (8 km) north of York.

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,967.[2] The data for the 2011 census is included in the civil parish of Strensall with Towthorpe, which had a population of 6,047.[3]

The hamlet was historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was then a part of the district of Ryedale in North Yorkshire from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority. Towthorpe was formerly a township in the parish of Huntingdon,[4] in 1866 Towthorpe became a separate civil parish,[5] on 1 April 2009 the parish was abolished and merged with Strensall to form "Strensall with Towthorpe".[6]

Part of the Strensall training area and adjacent Queen Elizabeth Barracks are located to the north-east of the hamlet. The training area was formerly Strensall and Towthorpe Common.[7][8]

References

1. "Strensall with Towthorpe Parish Council". Strensall with Towthorpe Parish Council. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
2. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Towthorpe Parish (1543504442)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
3. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Strensall with Towthorpe Parish (1170219620)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
4. "History of Towthorpe, in York and North Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
5. "Relationships and changes Towthorpe Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
6. "Relationships and changes Duggleby CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
7. Laycock, Mike (7 November 2016). "York barracks to close - 300+ jobs threatened - Anger mounts - LATEST". York Press. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
8. "Parishes: Huntingdon | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2019.