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Thornhill, West Yorkshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Thornhill, West Yorkshire

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Thornhill, West Yorkshire history

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Thornhill is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as within the ancient wapentake of Agbrigg. A hoard of 27 Roman denarii found in Turnip lane and pottery at the cross indicates substantially earlier settlement. Some historians claim that the grave bearing the name Osbehrt is that of King Osberht, who was killed in 867 while fighting the Viking Great Heathen Army led by Ivar the Boneless.

Seizure of Thornhill Hall

The Saviles remained in Thornhill until the English Civil War when the house was besieged. The Old Rectory survived and was home to several prominent vicars, most notably John Michell. Benjamin Franklin (founding father of the USA) stayed in the house in 1771.

Industrial Revolution

Thornhill Colliery resulted from merging of Inghams and Combs Collieries in 1948 but closed in 1971. The demand for coal increased due to the development of the steam engine. In 1893 a mining disaster at Combs Pit killed 139 coal miners.

Thornhill, West Yorkshire geography / climate

Thornhill is situated on a hill on the south side of the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. The township covered 2,486 acres (10.06 km) and the underlying rock comprises coal measures.

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Thornhill, West Yorkshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Thornhill, West Yorkshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Thornhill, West Yorkshire’s information audio spots:

Dewsbury Dewsbury is a minster town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees. It lies on the River Calder and an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Huddersfield and south of Leeds. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, after undergoing a period of major growth in the 19th century as a mill town.

Dewsbury Bus Museum The Dewsbury Bus Museum is a museum in Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire, England. Opened to the public in September 1989, it is owned and operated by the West Riding Omnibus Museum Trust.

Thornhill power station The first generating station on the site was owned and operated by the Yorkshire Electric Power Company. Following nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry in 1948 Thornhill power station was operated by a succession of state owned bodies. The coal-fired steam station was decommissioned in 1982, and was subsequently demolished in 1998.

Ossett Town A.F.C. Ossett Town Association Football Club was an English football club based in Ossett in West Yorkshire. The club was based in the West Yorkshire town of Ossett.

Ossett United F.C. Ossett United Football Club is a football club based in Ossett, West Yorkshire. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One East.

Ossett Albion A.F.C. Ossett Albion Association Football Club was an English football club. They played at Queen’s Terrace in Ossett, in West Yorkshire, more commonly known as Dimplewells.

Sitlington Sitlington was a township in the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Thornhill in the wapentake of Agbrigg and Morley in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 5,963.

Dewsbury bus station The bus station is situated in Dewsbury town centre next to Aldams Road (A638 road) and can be accessed there and from South Street. The station was rebuilt in 1994 with a main passenger concourse and 19 bus stands.

Trinity Church, Ossett The Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, more commonly known as Trinity Church, is the main Church of England parish church for the market town of Ossett, West Yorkshire. Located on a plateau some 300 feet (91 m) above sea level, the church’s 226 feet (69 m) high spire is a local landmark.

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