Thorpe le Street

Thorpe le Street is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hayton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Location

It is situated approximately south-east of the market town of Pocklington and north-west of the market town of Market Weighton. It lies to the south of the A1079 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 28.

History

Thorpe le Street was formerly a township in the parish of Nun-Burn-holme, in 1866 Thorpe le Street became a civil parish on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Hayton. The name Thorpe derives from the Old Norse þorp meaning 'secondary settlement'.The Roman Road known as Cade's Road is thought likely to have passed through it, which would explain "-le-Street".