Thruscross

Thruscross est une paroisse civile du Yorkshire du Nord, en Angleterre.

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Thruscross is a small settlement and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Washburn Valley, 11 miles (18 km) west of Harrogate. The parish includes Thruscross Reservoir and a large area of moorland west of the reservoir. Thruscross was historically a township in the ancient parish of Fewston. The township included the hamlets of Bramley Head, West End and Low Mill, and in the 19th century there were several flax mills in the township. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. The population of the parish is estimated at 90. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Thruscross Reservoir was constructed in the 1960s, and flooded the hamlet of West End. The name Thruscross derives from the Old Norse personal name Thori, and the Old English cros meaning 'cross'.

Thruscross Reservoir

Thruscross Reservoir is the northernmost of four reservoirs in the Washburn Valley, lying north of Otley and west of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England, near the hamlet of Thruscross. It can be found on an unclassified road from the A59 road (where the road from Otley joins). Permission to construct the reservoir was granted via a water order in 1960 and Thruscross was completed in 1966, much later than the other three reservoirs which date back to the nineteenth century.

West End, Yorkshire

West End was a village in the Washburn Valley of the West Riding of Yorkshire, which was depopulated when the valley was flooded to form Thruscross Reservoir in the 1960s. The village was 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Dacre (its nearest railway station), 5 miles (8 km) south of Pateley Bridge, and 10 miles (16 km) north of Otley. A hamlet called West End still exists in the area, and is to the south-west of the reservoir.

Thornthwaite, North Yorkshire

Thornthwaite is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the valley of Padside Beck, a side valley on the south side of Nidderdale, 9 miles (14 km) west of Harrogate. Padside Beck is crossed by a packhorse bridge thought to date from the 15th century. It was probably on a packhorse route from Ilkley to Fountains Abbey, and may have been constructed by the abbey. The bridge is a scheduled monument. Thornthwaite is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Thornthwaite with Padside, historically a township in the ancient parish of Hampsthwaite. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. The parish includes the hamlet of Padside, a mile west of Thornthwaite, and extends 6 miles (10 km) north-west of the village to the upper valley of the River Washburn. The population of the parish is estimated at 220. In the 2011 census the population of the parish was included with Thruscross, and the total of the two parishes was 312. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Thornthwaite Scout Centre and camp site, located near the village, is maintained by Harrogate and Nidderdale Scout District.

Kex Gill Bypass

The Kex Gill Bypass is a future stretch of A-road across Kex Gill Moor to Blubberhouses in North Yorkshire, England. The route is part of the A59 road across the Pennines between Preston and York, with the Kex Gill Bypass being located within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The bypass is required as the 1820s built bypass is prone to landslips and road cracking, which accounted for eight weeks of closure in 2016. It is expected to be 4.8 kilometres (3 mi) long and to be opened in spring 2026.

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