Thursby [1] lies on an old Roman road, 6 miles south of Carlisle.[2] Thursby takes its old name 'Thor's by' from Thor, the Thunder God of the Saxons, whose temple was reputedly nearby at Kirksteads. The village is predominantly centred on the church, a Victorian building built in 1846 and funded by the Brisco family of Crofton Hall. A bit of heritage comes to Thursby with the church reportedly have been built by King David I of Scotland. Thursby has always been known as a commuter village for travellers to pass through.[3] The Romans once passed through Thursby on their way to Carlisle. However today the village is predominately a bedroom community for the city nearby – the village is closely linked.[4] Thursby continues to thrive and grow with active community groups and regular events occurring at the parish halls as well as sports and sporting facilities (plat area at the Jubilee Field next to Thursby Primary School). The Ship Inn provides an open fire and great pub food.[5][6]
Sir Thomas Bouch ( 1822 –1880) was a British railway engineer, born and educated in Thursby. His father was a retired sea captain who kept the Ship Inn in Thursby. Designer of the first Tay Bridge.[7] Plaque on wall at the inn.
Thursby has one primary school, "Thursby Primary School" located on School Road, post code – Cumbria CA5 6PN.[8] The school acts a very traditional primary school on the basis that it accepts children of ages 4–11 and any ability. Governors of Thursby Primary School have described it as a "happy, vibrant village school, which is situated 6 miles west of Carlisle".[9]
Landmarks
While Thursby still largely remains a commuters' village there are still many attractions. There are many interesting buildings in or around the village centre (a useful map can be found at the noticeboard near the green). Traditional clay – walled buildings are a feature of Thursby, named examples include Greenwood Cottage on the green and Rosedene Cottage opposite the church on Matty Lonning. Examples of the larger Georgian farms still exist at Holly Lodge and West House in the village centre. The more dated 17th century farmhouse at Evening Hill has elements of clay structures with outward buildings and a cart entrance found when entering south out of the village towards Curthwaite. A little further on is the Tudor – styled Evening Hill House built in 1833, with twisted candlestick chimneystacks.[10]
Church
St Andrews Church at the west end of Church Lane, built in 1846 is Thursby's main church and is responsible for many organised activities from the parish council. Funded by the Brisco family, on the site of the previous church, it has been said to have been built by David I, King of Scotland.[11] The present church has a number of monuments dating back to its time from bells located in the tower, marble monuments to ancient font encrypted in the walls.[12]
Transport
There are two major roads that run through Thursby, one being the A595 and the other being the A596. These two roads link Thursby to Carlisle. Curthwaite railway station was situated nearby, closing in 1950.
Since being located in a very rural area the bus service is the only form of transport in Thursby there is limited bus services, the most prominent bus service would be the 38 run by Stagecoach.[13] The 38 bus completes a run from Eden Street, Silloth to Carlisle Bus Station. The nearest railway stations to Thursby are Dalston (2.49 miles) and Wigton (4.59 miles).[14]
Demographics
Thursby has a population of 1,185, increasing to 1,216 measured at the 2011 census.[15]
Over the last 150 years, Thursby's population has clearly aged. However, mortality decline in the late 19th century was mainly due to the reduction of very high infant mortality rates.[16] During the 20th century, declining fertility and improved life expectancy in later life significantly changed age structures.[17] The presence or absence of large numbers of infants dying before their first birthday had little effect on overall age structures.[18]
This shows the social status, based on 1831 occupations. We can see that as expected, there are a large proportion of servant and manual labourers (as shown in green). At 1831, the employers would have largely been on agricultural land.[19] However, for a rural village in the 19th century, Thursby does have a large number of middle and upper social classes compared to others. The 1831 census provides information, down to parish level but only shows occupations of males over 20.[20]
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For other uses see Thursby disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Thursby news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Thursby is a village in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria England It is near to the city of Carlisle in North West England Thursby was historically part of Cumberland ThursbySt Andrew s Church ThursbyThursbyLocation in AllerdaleShow map of AllerdaleThursbyLocation within CumbriaShow map of CumbriaPopulation1 216 2011 Census OS grid referenceNY3250Civil parishThursbyDistrictAllerdaleShire countyCumbriaRegionNorth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCarlislePostcode districtCA5Dialling code01228PoliceCumbriaFireCumbriaAmbulanceNorth WestUK ParliamentWorkingtonList of places UK England Cumbria 54 50 31 N 3 03 00 W 54 842 N 3 050 W 54 842 3 050 Coordinates 54 50 31 N 3 03 00 W 54 842 N 3 050 W 54 842 3 050 Contents 1 History 2 Governance 3 Education 4 Landmarks 5 Church 6 Transport 7 Demographics 8 Social statistics 9 Weather 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksHistory EditThursby 1 lies on an old Roman road 6 miles south of Carlisle 2 Thursby takes its old name Thor s by from Thor the Thunder God of the Saxons whose temple was reputedly nearby at Kirksteads The village is predominantly centred on the church a Victorian building built in 1846 and funded by the Brisco family of Crofton Hall A bit of heritage comes to Thursby with the church reportedly have been built by King David I of Scotland Thursby has always been known as a commuter village for travellers to pass through 3 The Romans once passed through Thursby on their way to Carlisle However today the village is predominately a bedroom community for the city nearby the village is closely linked 4 Thursby continues to thrive and grow with active community groups and regular events occurring at the parish halls as well as sports and sporting facilities plat area at the Jubilee Field next to Thursby Primary School The Ship Inn provides an open fire and great pub food 5 6 Sir Thomas Bouch 1822 1880 was a British railway engineer born and educated in Thursby His father was a retired sea captain who kept the Ship Inn in Thursby Designer of the first Tay Bridge 7 Plaque on wall at the inn Governance EditThursby lies within the Workington constituency Prior to Brexit in 2020 the village was part of the North West England constituency in the European Parliament Education EditThursby has one primary school Thursby Primary School located on School Road post code Cumbria CA5 6PN 8 The school acts a very traditional primary school on the basis that it accepts children of ages 4 11 and any ability Governors of Thursby Primary School have described it as a happy vibrant village school which is situated 6 miles west of Carlisle 9 Landmarks EditWhile Thursby still largely remains a commuters village there are still many attractions There are many interesting buildings in or around the village centre a useful map can be found at the noticeboard near the green Traditional clay walled buildings are a feature of Thursby named examples include Greenwood Cottage on the green and Rosedene Cottage opposite the church on Matty Lonning Examples of the larger Georgian farms still exist at Holly Lodge and West House in the village centre The more dated 17th century farmhouse at Evening Hill has elements of clay structures with outward buildings and a cart entrance found when entering south out of the village towards Curthwaite A little further on is the Tudor styled Evening Hill House built in 1833 with twisted candlestick chimneystacks 10 Church EditSt Andrews Church at the west end of Church Lane built in 1846 is Thursby s main church and is responsible for many organised activities from the parish council Funded by the Brisco family on the site of the previous church it has been said to have been built by David I King of Scotland 11 The present church has a number of monuments dating back to its time from bells located in the tower marble monuments to ancient font encrypted in the walls 12 Transport EditThere are two major roads that run through Thursby one being the A595 and the other being the A596 These two roads link Thursby to Carlisle Curthwaite railway station was situated nearby closing in 1950 Since being located in a very rural area the bus service is the only form of transport in Thursby there is limited bus services the most prominent bus service would be the 38 run by Stagecoach 13 The 38 bus completes a run from Eden Street Silloth to Carlisle Bus Station The nearest railway stations to Thursby are Dalston 2 49 miles and Wigton 4 59 miles 14 Demographics EditThursby has a population of 1 185 increasing to 1 216 measured at the 2011 census 15 Over the last 150 years Thursby s population has clearly aged However mortality decline in the late 19th century was mainly due to the reduction of very high infant mortality rates 16 During the 20th century declining fertility and improved life expectancy in later life significantly changed age structures 17 The presence or absence of large numbers of infants dying before their first birthday had little effect on overall age structures 18 Population growth in Thursby since 1801YearPop 1801409 1811440 7 6 1821515 17 0 1841574 11 5 YearPop 1851591 3 0 1881533 9 8 1891541 1 5 1901496 8 3 YearPop 1911507 2 2 1921495 2 4 1931480 3 0 1951917 91 0 YearPop 1961882 3 8 Social statistics Edit Thursby social status graph This shows the social status based on 1831 occupations We can see that as expected there are a large proportion of servant and manual labourers as shown in green At 1831 the employers would have largely been on agricultural land 19 However for a rural village in the 19th century Thursby does have a large number of middle and upper social classes compared to others The 1831 census provides information down to parish level but only shows occupations of males over 20 20 Weather EditClimate data for Thursby Cumbria EnglandMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 6 43 7 45 9 48 11 52 15 59 17 63 19 66 19 66 16 61 13 55 9 48 7 45 12 54 Average low C F 2 36 2 36 3 37 4 39 6 43 9 48 12 54 11 52 9 48 7 45 4 39 2 36 6 43 Average precipitation cm inches 9 39 3 70 8 09 3 19 7 33 2 89 5 41 2 13 5 62 2 21 6 38 2 51 6 14 2 42 7 15 2 81 8 32 3 28 11 09 4 37 9 85 3 88 10 47 4 12 95 24 37 51 Source www bing com 21 Met Office 22 See also Edit Cumbria portalListed buildings in ThursbyReferences Edit aboutbritain Retrieved 28 April 2012 vision of britain Vision of Britain Retrieved 27 April 2012 Vision of Britain Vision of Britain Retrieved 27 April 2012 genuki genuki Retrieved 29 April 2012 The Ship Inn Archived 17 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Ship Inn Retrieved 2 May 2012 Cumberland and West Moorland Cumberland and the West Moorland The Buildings of England Nikolaus Pensner 1995 en m wikisource org wiki Bouch Thomas DNB00 Education gov uk permanent dead link Education gov uk Retrieved 2 May 2012 thursby cumbria sch permanent dead link Thursby Cumbria sch Retrieved 2 May 2012 aboutbritain Retrieved 28 April 2012 thursbyonline Thursbyonline Retrieved 27 April 2012 Cumberlandnews permanent dead link Cumberland News Retrieved 28 April 2012 eyezandearz Archived 21 July 2012 at archive today Eyezandearz Retrieved 2 May 2012 stagecoach permanent dead link Stagecoach 38 Retrieved 2 May 2012 Parish population 2011 Retrieved 19 June 2015 rootsweb rootsweb Retrieved 27 April 2012 Roy Millward and Adrian Robinson Landscapes of Britain Cumbria Macmillan Education Ltd 1972 Vision of Britain Vision of Britain Retrieved 27 April 2012 vision of britain Vision of Britain Retrieved 27 April 2012 vision of britain Vision of Britain Retrieved 27 April 2012 Weather in Thursby wigton Retrieved 25 April 2012 permanent dead link Met office Metoffice NW England Retrieved 30 April 2012External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thursby Cumbria County History Trust Thursby nb provisional research only see Talk page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thursby amp oldid 1094447700, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
