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Thirsk

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Thirsk

Market town in North Yorkshire, England, 37 km/23 mi northwest of York; population (2001) 5,600. Trading takes place here in livestock, corn, wool, and timber. It forms a continuous built-up area with Sowerby (see Sowerby Bridge).

In November 2001 archaeologists announced the discovery near Thirsk of one of the largest prehistoric hill forts in Britain.
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