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Thirsk has a recorded history that goes back to the Doomsday Book, and William
the Conqueror gave the Manor of Thirsk to one of his barons, Robert De Mowbray. This family
dominated the area for the next four hundred years.
Thirsk had burghal privileges, that is they had voting rights to elect two members of parliament until the Bill of Reform in 1832. Black Hambleton, located at the top of Sutton Bank, was the only racecourse, along with Newmarket, that was permitted to race for prize money during the reign of George II. The current racecourse site was established in 1854.
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