# Thornton Rust > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thornton_Rust > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thornton_Rust.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton_Rust > Source revision: 1353181885 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Thornton Rust** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) in [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire), England. It lies in the [Yorkshire Dales](/source/Yorkshire_Dales) about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of [Aysgarth](/source/Aysgarth), high on the south bank of the [River Ure](/source/River_Ure) in [Wensleydale](/source/Wensleydale). ## History The village is mentioned in [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) of 1086 by the name *Toreton*. At the time of the Norman invasion the [manor](/source/Manorialism) belonged to *Thor* but afterwards was granted to *Count Alan of Brittany*.[1] A mesne lordship was held here by *Sybil of Thornton* in 1286, but the head tenant of the manor was Robert de Tateshall, who was also lord of Thorlaby manor. The descent of Thornton Rust manor followed that of Thoralby into the 19th century.[2][3] The toponymy of the village name is derived from the combination of the [Old English](/source/Old_English) words *þorn* and *tūn*, which gave the meaning of *Thorn tree farm*, and partly it is said from Bishop [Restitutus](/source/Restitutus), to whom the medieval chapel was claimed to have been dedicated, though evidence is lacking. The chapel no longer exists.[2][4] The children’s author [William Mayne](/source/William_Mayne) lived and died in Thornton Rust.[5] ## Governance The village lies within the [Richmond and Northallerton](/source/Richmond_and_Northallerton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) UK Parliament constituency. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of [Richmondshire](/source/Richmondshire) and is now administered by the unitary [North Yorkshire Council](/source/North_Yorkshire_Council). The civil parish shares a [grouped parish council](/source/Grouped_parish_council) with the civil parishes of [Aysgarth](/source/Aysgarth), [Bishopdale](/source/Bishopdale,_North_Yorkshire), [Newbiggin](/source/Newbiggin,_south_Wensleydale) and [Thoralby](/source/Thoralby), known as Aysgarth & District Parish Council.[6] ## Geography The village is at an elevation of 870 feet (270 m) at its highest. The River Ure and the [A684](/source/A684_road) are 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the north. The village of Aysgarth is 2.5 miles (4 km) to the south-east and [Bainbridge](/source/Bainbridge,_North_Yorkshire) 2.6 miles (4.2 km) to the north-west. It is a typical linear village on top of a limestone scar.[7] ## Demography Population[8][9][10] Year 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 2001 2011 Total 143 121 110 112 108 125 127 142 135 107 ### 2001 census The 2001 UK census showed that the population was split 50% male to 50% female. The religious constituency was made of 78.4% Christian and the rest stating no religion or not stating at all. The ethnic make-up was 97.7% White British and 2.3% White other. There were 57 dwellings.[9] ### 2011 census The 2011 UK census showed that the population was split 51.4% male to 48.6% female. The religious constituency was made of 78.5% Christian and the rest stating no religion or not stating at all. The ethnic make-up was 98.1% White British and 1.9% each White Other. There were 63 dwellings.[10] ## Community and culture The village has a bus service operated by the Little White Bus between [Hawes](/source/Hawes) and [Leyburn](/source/Leyburn). More services can be reached from the nearby villages of [Aysgarth](/source/Aysgarth) and [Worton](/source/Worton,_North_Yorkshire).[11] ## See also - [Listed buildings in Thornton Rust](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Thornton_Rust) ## References 1. ["History"](http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64744). Retrieved 6 April 2013. 1. *Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890*. S&N Publishing. 2002. p. 346. ISBN 1-86150-299-0. 1. Watts (2011). *Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-names*. Cambridge University Press. p. 611. ISBN 978-0521168557. 1. ["Shamed author found dead"](http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/5081618.Shamed_author_found_dead/). *[Darlington & Stockton Times](/source/Darlington_%26_Stockton_Times)*. [Newsquest](/source/Newsquest). 24 March 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2010. 1. ["Parish and Town Councils"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090519/http://www.richmondshire.gov.uk/council-democracy/parish-and-town-councils). Richmondshire District Council. 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.richmondshire.gov.uk/council-democracy/parish-and-town-councils) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014. 1. ["OpenData support | OS Tools & Support"](https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/open-data-support) 1. ["Population at Cenuses"](http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10471722/cube/TOT_POP). Vision of Britain. 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2013. 1. ["2001 UK Census"](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=7&b=11129591&c=thornton+rust&d=16&g=6454797&i=1001x1003x1032&m=0&r=1&s=1365262733418&enc=1&domainId=16). Office for National Statistics. 2002. Retrieved 6 April 2013. 1. ["WENSLEYDALE VOYAGER 156: Gayle – Hawes- Askrigg – Aysgarth – Leyburn – Princes Gate"](https://www.littlewhitebus.co.uk/lwb_wensleydale/) (PDF). *littlewhitebus.co.uk*. Retrieved 11 July 2021. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Thornton Rust](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton_Rust) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton_Rust?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.