Population 90 Civil parish Thruscross Sovereign state United Kingdom District Borough of Harrogate | OS grid reference SE151585 Country England Shire county North Yorkshire UK parliament constituency Skipton and Ripon | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
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Thruscross is a small settlement and civil parish in the Harrogate district 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.
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Map of Thruscross, Harrogate, UK
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.
Thruscross Reservoir was constructed in the 1960s, and flooded the hamlet of West End.
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Thruscross Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA