Thwing
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Thwing is a small village in the Yorkshire Wolds
, in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
. It is situated approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) from the east coast, just north of the B1253 road. The nearest neighbouring towns are Driffield
8 miles (12.9 km) to the south, Bridlington
8 miles (12.9 km) to the east, Filey
8 miles (12.9 km) to the north east and Scarborough 11 miles (17.7 km) to the north. It forms part of the civil parish of Thwing and Octon
.
It is thought that the name Thwing means 'strip of land' and is thought to have been the capital of the Yorkshire Wolds
during the time of Danelaw
.
penannular ring was found by a metal detector
user in Thwing. The ring has the appearance of striped yellow and pale gold, but is actually gold applied over a base metal core. It is thought to date from between 1150 BC and 750 BC. (for photo, see referred website).
in Thwing was in 1257, and the earliest recorded mention of Thwing fair
is in the same year.
. The resulting crater was about a metre in diameter and half a metre in depth. No-one was injured, though three people were within 150 metres of the impact. A pillar was erected to mark the spot, inscribed as follows:
Yorkshire Wolds
The Yorkshire Wolds are low hills in the counties of East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in northeastern England. The name also applies to the district in which the hills lie....
, in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) from the east coast, just north of the B1253 road. The nearest neighbouring towns are Driffield
Driffield
Driffield, also known as Great Driffield, is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield....
8 miles (12.9 km) to the south, Bridlington
Bridlington
Bridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season...
8 miles (12.9 km) to the east, Filey
Filey
Filey is a small town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the borough of Scarborough and is located between Scarborough and Bridlington on the North Sea coast. Although it started out as a fishing village, it has a large beach and is a popular tourist resort...
8 miles (12.9 km) to the north east and Scarborough 11 miles (17.7 km) to the north. It forms part of the civil parish of Thwing and Octon
Thwing and Octon
Thwing and Octon is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately from the town of Driffield and covering an area of .The civil parish is formed by the village of Thwing and the hamlet of Octon....
.
It is thought that the name Thwing means 'strip of land' and is thought to have been the capital of the Yorkshire Wolds
Yorkshire Wolds
The Yorkshire Wolds are low hills in the counties of East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in northeastern England. The name also applies to the district in which the hills lie....
during the time of Danelaw
Danelaw
The Danelaw, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle , is a historical name given to the part of England in which the laws of the "Danes" held sway and dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons. It is contrasted with "West Saxon law" and "Mercian law". The term has been extended by modern historians to...
.
Description
The village has a twelfth century Norman Church (All Saints), and a pub and restaurant previously known as The Rampant Horse, is now under new management since August 2009 and is operating as The Falling Stone. The pub was originally called the Raincliffe Arms but changed its name to The Rampant Horse after it was sold by Cameron's Brewery about 1976.Famous people
- Saint John of BridlingtonJohn of BridlingtonSaint John of Bridlington is an English saint of the 14th century...
was born in Thwing in 1320 and died in 1379. He was the last saint so to be honoured before the ReformationEnglish ReformationThe English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....
. - Thomas LamplughThomas LamplughThomas Lamplugh was an English churchman who ended up being Archbishop of YorkHe was the son of Christopher Lamplugh of Little Riston, Yorkshire and his wife Anne, daughter and coheir of Thomas Roper of Octon in the East Riding of Yorkshire...
was born in the village, and became Archbishop of YorkArchbishop of YorkThe Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man...
in 1688. Lamplugh House, a Christian training and conference centre at the west end of the village, is named after him.
Bronze age
In 2003 a beautiful Bronze AgeBronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
penannular ring was found by a metal detector
Metal detector
A metal detector is a device which responds to metal that may not be readily apparent.The simplest form of a metal detector consists of an oscillator producing an alternating current that passes through a coil producing an alternating magnetic field...
user in Thwing. The ring has the appearance of striped yellow and pale gold, but is actually gold applied over a base metal core. It is thought to date from between 1150 BC and 750 BC. (for photo, see referred website).
Market and fair
The first recorded marketMarket
A market is one of many varieties of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange. While parties may exchange goods and services by barter, most markets rely on sellers offering their goods or services in exchange for money from buyers...
in Thwing was in 1257, and the earliest recorded mention of Thwing fair
Fair
A fair or fayre is a gathering of people to display or trade produce or other goods, to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated carnival or funfair entertainment. It is normally of the essence of a fair that it is temporary; some last only an afternoon while others may ten weeks. ...
is in the same year.
Local meteorite
On Sunday 13 December 1795 at about 3 pm a stone weighing 56 pounds (25.4 kg) fell close to Wold Cottage, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) NNW of Thwing, in Wold NewtonWold Newton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Wold Newton is a small Yorkshire Wolds village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south of Scarborough and north west of Bridlington. The hamlet of Fordon is also part of the civil parish of Wold Newton...
. The resulting crater was about a metre in diameter and half a metre in depth. No-one was injured, though three people were within 150 metres of the impact. A pillar was erected to mark the spot, inscribed as follows:
See also
- List of civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- John of BridlingtonJohn of BridlingtonSaint John of Bridlington is an English saint of the 14th century...