Thornton Watlass

Thornton Watlass is a small village in North Yorkshire, a few miles from the town of Masham. The population is about 200 people, and when I was there in December 2007 I witnessed one of the more bizarre things I've ever seen in this country - a cricket game being played in the middle of winter, on a freezing cold day! It was for charity, so may be not so eccentric ...

Thornton Watlass - and the green on which the cricket game was played

The church is nearly 1,000 years old

The village hall - the centre of activity in Thornton Watlass

Some very comfortable houses and cottages here

The surrounding countryside is not spectacular, but is good for walking