Thixendale

infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption = Thixendale
latitude = 54.039
longitude = -0.714
official_name = Thixendale
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shire_district= Ryedale
shire_county = North Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
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os_grid_reference = SE840611

Thixendale is a tiny village in the Yorkshire Wolds, England, about 20 miles east of York.

The population of the village and surrounding farms is 130.

For travellers looking for a quaint little place to sleep (during summer months), Thixendale is an interesting choice. It is a reasonable driving distance from York, and provides serene country landscapes and interesting hikes in the immediate vicinity, including a popular walk to the nearby Wharram Percy, a deserted medieval village. A tiny no-frills (and no-shower) youth hostel used to serve frugal travellers, until it was closed in 1999. Other accommodation options are still available.

The Yorkshire Wolds Way long distance footpath passes to the east end of the village.

For many years until the late 1990s, it was obscured from television transmissions by the nearby landscape until a small transmitter was built to provide villagers with terrestrial television for the first time.

External links

* [http://www.thixendale.org.uk/ The Village of Thixendale] information about the village, where to stay, interesting walks in the area, pictures and other local information,
* [http://www.roydene60.demon.co.uk/milestones/1999dec/thixendale.htm A requiem to Thixendale's Youth Hostel]