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RAF Tholthorpe
Royal Air Force Tholthorpe' or more simply RAF Tholthorpe is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near Easingwold, North Yorkshire, England. It was operational during the Second World War; having been opened during the 1930s as a grass airfield. It was controlled by RAF Bomber Command, as a sub-station of RAF Linton-on-Ouse.
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Tholthorpe
Tholthorpe is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) south-west of Easingwold and 12 miles (19 km) north-west of York.
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Raskelf railway station
Raskelf railway station served the village of Raskelf, North Yorkshire, England from 1841 to 1964 on the East Coast Main Line.
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Alne railway station
Alne railway station was a station which served the village of Alne in the English county of North Yorkshire. It was served by trains on the main line between York and Thirsk. From 1891 to 1957 it was the junction of the Easingwold Railway which connected the main line to the town of Easingwold. The station was 11 miles 14 chains (18 km) north of York Station.
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Flawith
Flawith is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Easingwold. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Aldwark.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The origin of the place-name is not clear. One explanation is that it comes from the Old Norse words flagth and vath meaning ford of the female troll or witch. Alternatively it might come from the Old Norse flatha meaning flat meadow or from the Old English fleathe meaning water-lily. The place-name appears as Flathwayth in c. 1190.