Thirsk
Thirsk is a market town in North Yorkshire, 23 miles north of York, 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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- Town with about 5,330 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 120 feet (40 metres)
- …has the IATA airport code XTK
- …is also known as “Thirsk, North Yorkshire”
- Description: market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England
Places of Interest
Discover The World of James Herriot and Ritz Cinema.
The World of James Herriot
World of James Herriot Ltd is a visitor attraction…
Ritz Cinema
The Ritz Cinema on Westgate, Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England is a small cinema run by volunteers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thornton-le-Street.
Thornton-le-Street
Thornton-le-Street is a village and parochial and…
3 miles north of Thirsk
Thirsk
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Latitude
54.2328° or 54° 13′ 58″ north
Longitude
-1.3424° or 1° 20′ 33″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB TSK
Open location code
9C6W6MM5+42
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Thirsk” goes by many names.
ThirskBasque
ত্রিস্কBengali
ThirskCebuano
图尔斯克Chinese
圖爾斯克Chinese
瑟斯克Chinese
ThirskCzech
ThirskDutch
થિર્સ્કGujarati
ThirskIrish
ThirskItalian
サースクJapanese
ಥಾರ್ಸ್ಕ್Kannada
서스크Korean
ThirskLadin
TirskasLithuanian
ThirskNorwegian Nynorsk
Þræsc, Norþ ÞriðingOld English (ca. 450-1100)
تریسکPersian
ThirskPolish
ThirskRomanian
ТирскRussian
ThirskSlovak
تریسکSouth Azerbaijani
ThirskSwedish
திரஸ்க்Tamil
త్రిస్క్Telugu
ThirskTurkish
ТірскUkrainian
تھرسکUrdu
تھیرسکUrdu
ThirskVolapük
ThirskWelsh
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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