Coordinates: 54°10′42″N 1°23′11″W / 54.1784°N 1.3863°W
| Topcliffe | |
  Topcliffe
Topcliffe shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Population | 2,690 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Hambleton |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | THIRSK |
| Postcode district | YO7 |
| Dialling code | 01845 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Vale of York |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Topcliffe is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated on the River Swale, close to the A168 and about five miles south-west of Thirsk. 2,690 people live in Topcliffe, ranging from toddlers to elders. There is a primary school at Topcliffe for years 1–6, there is also a playgroup. Topcliffe has a park and two pubs, these are its main attractions. One of the pubs is called The Angel and the other The Swan.
The village is very old and has a lot of history. The old school house of Topcliffe is now a post office, the toll house is now an ordinary cottage.
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland was killed at Topcliffe in 1489 when he proclaimed a poll tax there on behalf of Henry VII precipitating the Yorkshire Rising.
Topcliffe has been extended over the years, Manor Close and a small part of Winn Lane built in the late 1980s, a farm was on the site of Manor Close. East Lea was built in the 1950s and has been developed over the years, by the demolition of some old houses on a sizeable plot of land, to make way for extra houses. The bypass (A168) was built in the 1960s/1970s to stop a lot of traffic going through Topcliffe. During World War II there was a Royal Canadian Air Force base located just outside Topcliffe.
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