Thruscross

Thruscross is a small settlement and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Washburn Valley, 11 miles (18 km) west of Harrogate. The parish includes Thruscross Reservoir and a large area of moorland west of the reservoir.

Population90 

OSgridreferenceSE151585

Civil parish

• Thruscross

Post townHARROGATE

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Thruscross
Looking towards Thruscross Reservoir
Thruscross Location within North Yorkshire
Population	90
OS grid reference	SE151585
Civil parish	Thruscross
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HARROGATE
Postcode district	HG3
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.022°N 1.771°W / 54.022; -1.771

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Thruscross was historically a township in the ancient parish of Fewston. The township included the hamlets of Bramley Head, West End and Low Mill, and in the 19th century there were several flax mills in the township.^[1] It became a separate civil parish in 1866.^[2] The population of the parish is estimated at 90.^[3]

Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.^[4] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Thruscross Reservoir was constructed in the 1960s, and flooded the hamlet of West End.^[5]

The name Thruscross derives from the Old Norse personal name Thori, and the Old English cros meaning 'cross'.^[6]