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Interesting facts about Thirsk
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Published at 1:48pm 30th January 2018. (Updated at 10:57am 3rd February 2018)
Thirsk is an incredible North Yorkshire market town with so much to see and do. But we bet you didn't know these facts about Thirsk...
Thirsk is a Viking name and derives from the word 'Thraesk' meaning lake or fen...
(Image by Kreuzschnabel/Wikimedia Commons, License: artlibre)
Thirsk is home to one of Britain's oldest cinemas in the United Kingdom - The Ritz Cinema. It first opened in 1912 and it's still used as a cinema today...
Thirsk Museum was the birth place of Thomas Lord (born 1755) the founder of Lords Cricket Club in London...
(Image: "Birthplace of Thomas Lord (founder of Lord's Cricket Ground), Kirkgate, Thirsk" by Tim Green is licensed under CC BY 2.0)
Thirsk is built around a large market square that dates back from medieval times. Today, it hosts an open-market in the square every Monday and Saturday...
It is also the home of James Herriott - The world’s most famous vet...
We hope you enjoyed finding out a little bit more about this beautiful market town in North Yorkshire. Do you know any interesting facts about Thirsk? If you do, please let us know on Facebook and Twitter!
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