Thornton Rust, Yorkshire.

22/01/2022

Here is an old film of Sheep being washed at Thornton Rust. There is no sound though. Some of the local adults and children appear in the video from 22 seconds.

https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-sheepwashing-thornton-rust-north-yorkshire-1965-online?fbclid=IwAR2Zzq4VEqcDwJMJuTJn-Nw2BlXyN7_CRERCdKE72Bys0H-Ff_lROlxGJSQ

It’s the 1960s, but it could just as well be the 1690s as sheep are kettled into a pen and get unceremoniously ducked into a washpool.

22/01/2022

A little bit of local history of the village : http://www.aysgarthanddistrict.co.uk/parishes/thornton-rust/2-uncategorised/8-a-short-history-of-thornton-rust?fbclid=IwAR1QkRVBnPaRD1vxgAe4ORIggBF1rFatR-IcPL7FUAOFogI8cRu0mYoIRF4

A short history of Thornton RustA short history of Thornton Rust by Pip Pointon  In 1086 Thornton Rust was mentioned in the Domesday Book as 'Toreton'. Pat Kent In her book A Walk Round Thornton Rust (published in 1987) wondered if the humps and bumps at the east end of Thornton Rust were the remna...

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