Thornholme is a

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and former

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, now in the parish of

Burton Agnes Burton Agnes (named after Agnes de Percy) is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A614 road midway between Driffield and Bridlington. Local landmarks include an Elizabethan manor house, ...

, in the

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, England. It is situated approximately south-west of the town of

Bridlington Bridlington is a coastal town and a civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is about north of Hull and east of York. The Gypsey Race enters the North Sea at its harbour. The 2011 Cen ...

and north-east of the village of Burton Agnes. It lies on the A614 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 91.

Governance

Thornholme was formerly a

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in the parish of Burton-Agnes, in 1866 Thornholme became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Burton Agnes.

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* Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Former civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire {{EastRiding-geo-stub