Thwaite, North Yorkshire
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| Thwaite | |
  Thwaite shown within North Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Richmondshire |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Thwaite is a village in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. Its name comes from the Viking (Norse) Clearance. It was the home and birthplace of Richard and Cherry Kearton, who were pioneers in wildlife photography at the end of the 19th century.
[edit] Thwaite in popular culture
Thwaite is probably the setting of Misselthwaite Manor in the book The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
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