Topcliffe, North Yorkshire

Topcliffe, North Yorkshire

infobox UK place

country = England
latitude= 54.1784

longitude= -1.3863

official_name= Topcliffe
population = 2,690
shire_district= Hambleton
region= Yorkshire and the Humber

shire_county = North Yorkshire
constituency_westminster= Vale of York
post_town= THIRSK
postcode_district = YO7
postcode_area= YO
dial_code= 01845
os_grid_reference= SE400760

Topcliffe is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated on the River Swale, close to the A168 and about five miles south-west of Thirsk. 2,690 people live in Topcliffe, ranging from toddlers to elders. There is a primary school at Topcliffe for years 1 – 6, there is also a playgroup. Topcliffe has a park and two pubs, these are its main attractions. One of the pubs is called The Angel and the other The Swan.The village is very old and has a lot of history. The old school house of Topcliffe is now a post office, the toll house is now an ordinary cottage.

Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland was killed at Topcliffe in 1489 when he proclaimed a poll tax there on behalf of Henry VII precipitating the Yorkshire Rising.

Topcliffe has been extended over the years, Manor Close and a small part of Winn Lane built in the late 1980s, a farm was on the site of Manor Close, Manor Close has the nick name Brookside Close, referring to the 1980s and 1990s TV soap. East Lea was built in the 1950s and has been developed over the years, by the Demoltion of some old houses on a sizeable plot of land, to make way for extra houses. The bypass (A168) was built in the 1960s/1970s to stop a lot of traffic going through Topcliffe.


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