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Threshfield is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. A population of 968 was recorded at the 2011 census. It borders Grassington, Linton Falls, and Skirethorns. Nearby villages (within a radius) are Linton, Cracoe, Rylstone, Hetton, Hebden, Kilnsey, and Greenhow.
Before 1066 The Domesday Book shows that the Viking Gamel BernGamel Bern was the bairn of Gamel, Thegn of Mercia, and he the son of Orm or Ulf. Together this family of Noblemen held the most land in Northern England. was the landowner of here and Grassington, farming 840 acres of ploughland. (1992). 9780141439945, Penguin Books. ISBN 9780141439945 The Norman conquest of England made it part of the lands of Gilbert Tison. But by 1118 Tison had suffered a demotion and his lands returned to the king then given to the honours of Percy, Ramilly, Fitz John and d’Aubigny.Paul Dalton. Conquest, Anarchy and Lordship: Yorkshire, 1066-1154
The Old Hall, a Georgian inn which takes its name from the 14th century hall at the rear, was built by monks and reputedly the oldest inhabited building in Wharfedale. In the 16th century, Threshfield was part of a huge deer park.
Threshield was historically a township in the parish of Linton in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It became a separate civil parish in 1866, Vision of Britain website and was transferred to North Yorkshire in 1974. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
On pre-19th century maps, Threshfield's name is sometimes inaccurately rendered as 'Rashby'.
On 5 July 2014, the Tour de France Stage 1 from Leeds to Harrogate passed through the village.
Upper Wharfedale School is a mixed secondary school for ages 11–16 years. The school has around 320 pupils enrolled making it smaller than the average secondary school. It is a Sports College and was recently voted the most improved school in North Yorkshire.
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