Thornhill
Coordinates: 53.6622° N 1.6124° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Thornhill shown within West Yorkshire
Population	6,875 (2005)
OS grid reference	SE245185
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WAKEFIELD
Postcode district	WF12
Dial code	01924
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Dewsbury
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Thornhill is a former village, now suburb of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, England. Its village status was abolished in 1910[1], yet it retains a distinctive identity due to its dramatic landscape, history of close links with mining and its overwhelming white population. It is located on a hill on the south side of the River Calder, and has extensive views of Dewsbury, Ossett and Wakefield. It is known for its collection of Anglo-Saxon crosses. The area was also covered by the Survey of English Dialects due to the belief that it was a hotbed of Yorkshire dialect[2]. A 2005 study compared the 1964 Thornhill recording with a recording from nearby Ossett in 1999[3]. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... 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History

Thornhill is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, but the Anglo-Saxon crosses and other remains indicate that there was a settlement here by the ninth century. In the reign of Henry III Thornhill was the seat of the Thornhill family, who intermarried with the De Fixbys and Babthorpes in the reigns of Edward I and Edward II. In the reign of Edward III, Elizabeth Thornhill, the only child of Simon Thornhill, married Sir Henry Saville. This extinguished the family line of Thornhills of Thornhill which now passed down the Saville line. Thornhill now became the seat of the emerging and powerful Savile family. [4] A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ... Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272) was crowned King of England in 1216, despite being less than ten years of age. ... Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), popularly known as Longshanks[1] and Hammer of the Scots,[2] achieved fame as the monarch who conquered Wales and who kept Scotland under English domination during his lifetime. ... Edward II, (25 April 1284 – 21 September? 1327), of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until deposed in January, 1327. ... This article is about the King of England. ...

This is the original coat of arms for the Thornhill Family, before they married in with the Savilles.

The Savilles remained here until the English Civil War when the house was besieged, (having been previously fortified by Sir William Saville, the third baronet of the family), taken, and demolished by the forces of Parliament. Some ruins of the house and the moat still remain at Thornhill Rectory Park.[5]This large house had a secret underground passage, that lead to Thornhill Parish Church. [6] just a few hundred yards away from the park. The passage remained until the early 1990s when it was filled in due to safety reasons. Monuments to members of both the Thornhill and Saville families are on view in Thornhill Parish Church. [7] Image File history File links Thornhill_coat_of_arms. ... Image File history File links Thornhill_coat_of_arms. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... The English Civil War consisted of a series of armed conflicts and political machinations that took place between Parliamentarians (known as Roundheads) and Royalists (known as Cavaliers) between 1642 and 1651. ... A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt), is the holder of an hereditary title awarded by the British Crown, known as a baronetcy. ... English parliament in front of the king c. ... A parish church is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches. ...

One thing that sets Thornhill apart from the rest of Dewsbury is its closer ties to coal-mining. In 1893 the Combs Pit Mining Disaster killed 139 local coal miners. Thornhill colliery resulted from the mergining of Inghams and Combs colliery in 1948. It closed in 1971. The nearest pit from then on was Caphouse Colliery, just to the south, which closed after the miners strike of 1985. The National Coal Mining Museum for England is based on the site of the old Caphouse Colliery. ...

Schools

Front entrance of the Community Science College at Thornhill

The Thornhill area has two junior schools: Overthorpe Junior and Infants and Thornhill Junior and Infants School. The Community Science College @ Thornhill[8] (formerly Thornhill High School) is the area's secondary school, with a GCSE pass rate of 40% in 2006, an increase of 10% from 2005. Recently the high school has undergone various modifications, and is now a Science College. The science block has been fully refurbished and the humanities block was demolished and a new one built. Construction of a new sports hall Has Been Built Finished 23 April 2007, With A New Multi Use Games Area (MUGA). Image File history File links CSCAT.JPG‎ Summary Image of The Community Science College @ Thornhill, Taken by a teacher of the school Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links CSCAT.JPG‎ Summary Image of The Community Science College @ Thornhill, Taken by a teacher of the school Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Thorhill High School (Now called The Community Science College @ Thornhill) is Thornhills current secondary school. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Entertainment

Thornhill has several public houses. The Black Horse is a small public house in the south of Thornhill. The Scarborough Pub is a medium sized traditional public house on the edge of Frank Lane and is quite popular with residents of all ages. The Flatt Top is a small public house on the corner of Albion Road, serving traditionally brewed local ales. The Alma is also situated at the north of Thornhill. There are also several sports clubs and working men's clubs. A pint of ale Ale is a beer style brewed from barley malt with a top fermenting brewers yeast that ferments quickly, giving a sweet, full body and a fruity, and sometimes a butter-like, taste. ...

Sports

Thornhill is home to the Thornhill Trojans, a rugby league team who are currently in the National Conference League Premier Division.[9] The area also boasts a football team and several rugby league youth teams. The Thornhill rugby club, located in Overthorpe Park, houses the changing rooms for the local rugby and football teams. Rugby league football is a full-contact team sport played by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ...

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Amenities

There are a number of local shops and off-licences in Thornhill and numerous takeaways ranging from traditional English to Italian cuisine. The nearest large supermarkets are in Dewsbury, which is the main town in regards to Thornhill and is generally quite well connected by public transport. The area is also served by two post offices with limited services. The Overthorpe post office has recently undergone building work and is now part of the Londis franchise. There are also many other amenities offered in Thornhill, such as a florist, beauty salon, a computer repair shop and several fish and chip shops; one of which doubles as a Chinese takeaway. In commerce, a retailer buys goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or importers, either directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells individual items or small quantities to the general public or end user customers, usually in a shop, also called store. ... An off licence is a shop that sells alcoholic beverages in the United Kingdom, for consumption off the premises. ... Supermarket produce section A supermarket is a store that sells a wide variety of goods including food and alcohol, medicine, clothes, and other household products that are consumed regularly. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ...