Thirsk

Thirsk is a market town in , 23 miles north of , with a population of 5900 in 2021. It's best known for its racecourse and as the home of the veterinarian and author known as James Herriot.
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  • Type: Town with 9,950 residents
  • Description: market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England
  • Also known as: “Thirsk, North Yorkshire” and “Thirsk, Yorkshire del Norte”

Places of Interest

Highlights: The World of James Herriot and Ritz Cinema.

Museum
Photo: Peter K Burian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
World of James Herriot Ltd is a visitor attraction…

Movie theater
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The on Westgate, , , England is a small cinema run by volunteers.

Library
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thornton-le-Street.

Hamlet
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and parochial and… is situated 3 miles north of Thirsk.

Thirsk

Latitude
54.2328° or 54° 13′ 58″ north
Longitude
-1.3424° or 1° 20′ 33″ west
Population
9,950
Elevation
121 feet (37 metres)
IATA airport code
XTK
UN/LOCODE
GB TSK
Open location code
9C6W6MM5+42
Open­Street­Map ID
node 21307362
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2636021
Wiki­data ID
Q641274
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Thirsk” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Thirsk”
  • Bengali: “ত্রিস্ক”
  • Cebuano: “Thirsk”
  • Chinese: “图尔斯克”
  • Chinese: “圖爾斯克”
  • Chinese: “瑟斯克”
  • Czech: “Thirsk”
  • Dutch: “Thirsk”
  • French: “Thirsk”
  • German: “Thirsk”
  • Gujarati: “થિર્સ્ક”
  • Irish: “Thirsk”
  • Italian: “Thirsk”
  • Japanese: “サースク”
  • Kannada: “ಥಾರ್ಸ್ಕ್”
  • Korean: “서스크”
  • Ladin: “Thirsk”
  • Lithuanian: “Tirskas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Thirsk”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Þræsc, Norþ Þriðing”
  • Persian: “تریسک”
  • Polish: “Thirsk”
  • Portuguese: “Thirsk”
  • Romanian: “Thirsk”
  • Russian: “Тирск”
  • Slovak: “Thirsk”
  • South Azerbaijani: “تریسک”
  • Spanish: “Thirsk”
  • Swedish: “Thirsk”
  • Tamil: “திரஸ்க்”
  • Telugu: “త్రిస్క్”
  • Turkish: “Thirsk”
  • Ukrainian: “Тірск”
  • Urdu: “تھرسک”
  • Urdu: “تھیرسک”
  • Volapük: “Thirsk”
  • Welsh: “Thirsk”
  • “Thirsk”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: New Thirsk and Old Thirsk.

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