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==Governance== Historically Thornhill (St Michael) was a large [[ecclesiastical parish]] and township in the [[wapentake]] of Agbrigg, [[West Riding of Yorkshire]] which joined the Dewsbury [[Poor Law Union]] in 1837. In 1894 Thornhill became an [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]]. The district contained the [[civil parish]]es of Thornhill and [[Whitley Lower]]. In 1910 it was abolished<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10002400|title=Relationships and changes Thornhill UD through time|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=16 October 2024}}</ref> and merged with Dewsbury County Borough. On 1 April 1925 the parish was abolished and merged with Dewsbury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10471450|title=Relationships and changes Thornhill AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=16 October 2024}}</ref> In 1921 the parish had a population of 11,722.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10471450/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Thornhill AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=16 October 2024}}</ref>
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