Thwing

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 54.116067
longitude = -0.395623
official_name = Thwing
population =
civil_parish = Thwing and Octon
unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster = East Yorkshire
post_town = DRIFFIELD
postcode_district = YO25
postcode_area = YO
dial_code = 01262
os_grid_reference = TA049701

Thwing (pronEng|twiŋ) is a small village in the Yorkshire Wolds, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately convert|8|mi|km|lk=on from the east coast, just north of the B1253 road. The nearest neighbouring towns are Driffield convert|8|mi|km|lk=off to the south, Bridlington convert|8|mi|km|lk=off to the east, Filey convert|8|mi|km|lk=off to the north east and Scarborough convert|11|mi|km|lk=off to the north. It forms part of the civil parish of Thwing and Octon.

Description

The village has a twelfth century Norman Church (All Saints), and a pub previously known as "The Rampant Horse"cite web|url=http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_thwing.htm|title=The Villages of the Yorkshire Wolds - Thwing|work=Driffield Online|year=1999|accessdate=2006-08-20] , is now under new management operating as "The Falling Stone". The pub was originally called the "Raincliffe Arms" but changed its name to "The Rampant Horse" after it was sold by Cameron's Brewery about 1976.cite web|url=http://www.bakerhd.demon.co.uk/east-riding-thwing-general.html|title=Thwing, East Yorkshire|work=Two Mile Ash Site|author=J Coates|year=2006|accessdate=2006-12-09] . The village used to have a post office but it was closed due to government cuts in 2002.

Famous people

*Saint John of Bridlington was born in Thwing in 1320 and died in 1379. He was the last saint so to be honoured before the Reformation.cite web|url=http://www2.bridlingtontoday.co.uk/history/|title=History of Bridlington|work=Bridlington Today|author=Johnston Press Digital Publishing|year=2006|accessdate=2006-08-20]
*Thomas Lamplugh was born in the village, and became Archbishop of York in 1688.cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ERY/Thwing/index.html|title=The Ancient Parish of THWING|work=GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy|author=Colin Hinson|year=2006|accessdate=2006-08-20] Lamplugh House, a Christian training and conference centre at the west end of the village, is named after him.

History and archaeology

Bronze age

In 2003 a beautiful Bronze Age penannular ring was found by a metal detector user in Thwing. The ring has the appearance of striped yellow and pale gold, but is actually gold applied over a base metal core. It is thought to date from between 1150 BC and 750 BC. (for photo, see referred website)cite web|url=http://www.artfund.org/artwork/9349/penannular-ring|title=Penannular ring|work=The Art Fund - Art Saved|year=2004|accessdate=2006-08-20]

Market and fair

The first recorded market in Thwing was in 1257, and the earliest recorded mention of Thwing fair is in the same year.cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=40441&strquery=thwing|work=Yorkshire - British History Online|title=Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516|year=2003-2007|author=University of London & History of Parliament Trust|accessdate=2007-03-11]

Local meteorite

On Sunday 13th December 1795 at about 3 p.m. a stone weighing 56 pounds (about 25 kg) fell close to Wold Cottage, about 1½ miles NNW of Thwing, in Wold Newton. The resulting crater was about a metre in diameter and half a metre in depth. No-one was injured, though three people were within 150 metres of the impact. A pillar was erected to mark the spot, inscribed as follows:cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ERY/Thwing/Thwing92.html|title=THWING: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1892 (from "Bulmer's History and Directory of East Yorkshire")|work=GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy|author=Colin Hinson|year=2002|accessdate=2006-08-20] cite web|url=http://www.pjfarmer.com/woldnewton/wn_monument1.jpg|format=.jpg|title=Photograph of inscription on Wold Newton monument|accessdate=2006-09-02]

Here on this spot, December 13th, 1795, fell from the atmosphere, An extraordinary stone! In breadth 28 Inches, In length 30 inches, and the weight of which was fifty-six pounds! This Column In memory of it, was erected by Edward Topham, 1799

ee also

*List of civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire
*John of Bridlington

References