Thursby facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Thursby
Village
St Andrew's Church, Thursby
Thursby
Population	1,216 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	NY3250
Civil parish	Thursby
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Carlisle
Postcode district	CA5
Dialling code	01228
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°50′31″N 3°03′00″W / 54.842°N 3.050°W / 54.842; -3.050

Thursby is a small village in the Cumberland area of Cumbria, England. It is located close to the city of Carlisle. Thursby was once part of the historic county of Cumberland.

History of Thursby

The entrance to Crofton Hall, a historic place near Thursby.

Thursby is built on an old Roman road. It is about 6 miles south of Carlisle. The name 'Thursby' comes from 'Thor's by'. This means "Thor's village". Thor was the Thunder God in old Saxon stories. People believed his temple was nearby at Kirksteads.

The village mainly grew around its church. This church is a Victorian building. It was built in 1846. Sir Wastell Brisco of Crofton Hall paid for it. An older church was said to be built by King David I of Scotland.

Famous People from Thursby

• Sir Thomas Bouch (1822–1880) was a British railway engineer. He was born and grew up in Thursby.

How Thursby is Governed

Thursby is part of the Penrith and Solway area. This area chooses a person to represent it in the UK Parliament. Before 2020, the village was also part of a larger area. This area sent people to the European Parliament.

Education in Thursby

Thursby has one primary school. It is called Thursby Primary School.

Important Buildings and Places

Thursby is now mostly a village where people live and travel to work. But it still has many old buildings. You can find them especially in the village centre. A map on the village green shows these places.

Some buildings in Thursby are made with traditional clay walls. Examples are Greenwood Cottage and Rosedene Cottage. There are also bigger Georgian farmhouses. These include Holly Lodge and West House.

Evening Hill is a 17th-century farmhouse. It also has clay parts. It sits at the end of the village. A bit further is Evening Hill House. This house was built in 1833. It has cool, twisted chimneys.

St Andrews Church

St Andrews Church is at the west end of Church Lane. It was built in 1846. This is Thursby's main church. It helps organize many activities for the village. The Brisco family paid for this church. It was built where an older church stood. Some say King David I of Scotland built the first church.

Getting Around Thursby

Two main roads go through Thursby. These are the A595 and the A596. These roads connect Thursby to Carlisle. A train station called Curthwaite railway station used to be nearby. It closed in 1950.

Thursby is in a rural area. The bus service is the main way to get around. The most common bus is the 38. It is run by Stagecoach. This bus goes from Eden Street in Silloth to Carlisle Bus Station.

The closest train stations are:

• Dalston (about 2.5 miles away)
• Wigton (about 4.6 miles away)

Population of Thursby

Thursby has a population of 1,185 people. In the 2011 census, it was 1,216.

Over the last 150 years, the population of Thursby has gotten older. In the late 1800s, fewer babies died. Later, in the 1900s, people had fewer children. Also, people lived longer. These changes made the population older.

Social Life in the Past

This graph shows the social status of people in Thursby in 1831.

This graph shows what jobs people had in 1831. It helps us understand their social status. As you might expect, many people were servants or manual labourers. These people likely worked on farms.

However, for a small village in the 1800s, Thursby had many middle and upper-class people. The 1831 census only recorded jobs for men over 20.

Images for kids

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  This graph shows the social status of people in Thursby in 1831.

See also

In Spanish: Thursby para niños