Tibthorpe

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.985265
longitude= -0.535096
official_name= Tibthorpe
population= 162 (2001 census)
civil_parish= Tibthorpe
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= 01377
os_grid_reference= SE961553

Tibthorpe is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, Tibthorpe parish had a population of 162,cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791055&c=Tibthorpe&d=16&e=15&g=390750&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1211324712097&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Tibthorpe CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2008-05-20
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
publisher = Office for National Statistics] the current population of the village is approximately 150 people. It is convert|5|mi|km|lk=on to the west of Driffield on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds, it lies on the B1248 road between the villages of Bainton to the south and Wetwang to the north. High Wood and Low Wood to the south are a haven for wildlife. The village has a long history stretching back to before the Domesday Book when it was known as Tibetorp. It is recorded that centuries ago monks from Watton Abbey pastured sheep around the village and could rest at a 'chapel of ease' located in the village.The village currently has no pub, school or church; there was once a Methodist Chapel, built in 1823, that was demolished some years ago, along with a number of 18th century cottages, during road construction.

In the past several small businesses flourished in the village, including a cobbler, a fishmonger, a milkman, a butcher and a fruiterer as well as a village store and blacksmith.

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External links

* [http://www.tibthorpe.org/index.html Parish website]