Thornton Rust

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Thornton Rust


Cottages in Thornton Rust
Thornton Rust (North Yorkshire)
Thornton Rust

Thornton Rust shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference SD969890
District Richmondshire
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°17′50″N 2°02′53″W / 54.29733, -2.04796

Thornton Rust is a village in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It lies about 2 miles west of Aysgarth, high on the south side of the Ure valley.

The village has a bus service which is run by the Dales & District and goes to Leyburn and Hawes,[1] with about five buses per day on weekdays, three on Saturdays and two on Sundays in each direction.

The village consists of fifty houses, which are all shown and named on a freely available map.[2] The population in recent history has been:[3]

  • 1871: 143
  • 1901: 110
  • 1971: 127

[edit] References

  1. ^ Northallerton - Bedale - Leyburn - Hawes 157, 156, POS Operated by Dales & District, Royal Mail Postbus. North Yorkshire County Council Public Transport Information (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
  2. ^ Thornton Rust. Maps of villages in Upper Wensleydale (2005). Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
  3. ^ Great Britain Historical GIS Project. Thornton Rust Tn/CP Yorkshire through time. A Vision of Britain through time. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.


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