Thorner

Thorner

Thorner Church
Thorner
 Thorner shown within West Yorkshire
Population 1,503 
OS grid referenceSE3798040610
Civil parishThorner
Metropolitan boroughCity of Leeds
Metropolitan county West Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town LEEDS
Postcode district LS14
Dialling code 0113
Police West Yorkshire
Fire West Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentElmet
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Coordinates: 53°51′37″N 1°25′26″W / 53.860329°N 1.424020°W / 53.860329; -1.424020

Thorner is a rural village and civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, located between Seacroft and Wetherby. It has a population of 1,503.[1]

History

St Peter's Church.

The village appears in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Torneure" (also "Tornoure") means "thorn bank". The ancient parish of Thorner covered 4400 acres in the wapentake of Skyrack in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[2] The parish included the townships of Scarcroft and Shadwell, which became separate civil parishes in 1866.[3]

The church of St Peter is built in the later English gothic style and has a square embattled tower In the graveyard is the grave of John Philips, who lived to 118 years. A school was built by subscription in 1787. The Wesleyan Methodists have a place of worship in the village.[2]

Geography

Thorner is situated close to the A1, A58 and A64 trunk roads. It is 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Leeds city centre and 7 miles (11 km) to the south-west of Wetherby. The underlying rock is limestone, some of which was burnt into lime and flagstone and slates were quarried.[2]

Travel to and from the village by public transport is via the 770 bus route (operated by the Transdev Harrogate & District bus company). The journey takes roughly half an hour from Leeds, 20 minutes from Wetherby and an hour from Harrogate.

Features

Thorner has no street lighting. The village has two public houses, the Mexborough Arms and The Fox. There is a Post Office, village shop and a restaurant, formerly The Beehive pub, the Victory Hall, a bowling green, and cricket and football pitches

References

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Leeds Retrieved 2009-09-10
  2. 1 2 3 Lewis, Samuel (1848), "Thorner St Peter", A Topographical Dictionary of England (British History Online), pp. 331–335, retrieved 2011-01-16
  3. ↑ Vision of Britain website

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