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English politician, priest-hunter and torturer (1531–1604)
Richard Topcliffe (14 November 1531 – late 1604) was a priest hunter and practitioner of torture during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England and
Richard_Topcliffe
Topics referred to by the same term
Topcliffe may refer to: Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, a village and civil parish in England Topcliffe Castle, an abandoned castle Topcliffe railway station
Topcliffe
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
Royal Air Force Topcliffe or RAF Topcliffe (ICAO: EGXZ) is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, England. It was established as an RAF Bomber Command
RAF_Topcliffe
Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
Topcliffe is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated on the River Swale, on the A167 road and close to the A168
Topcliffe,_North_Yorkshire
Castle in North Yorkshire, England
Topcliffe Castle (also known as Maiden's Bower) is an abandoned castle located near the village of Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England. The castle was
Topcliffe_Castle
English-born judge
John Topcliffe (died 1513) was an English-born judge who spent much of his career in Ireland, where he held office as Chief Justice of each of the three
John_Topcliffe
English noble family
December 1067. William de Percy was created as the 1st feudal baron of Topcliffe in Yorkshire. He was rebuilding York Castle in 1070. The Percy surname
Percy_family
Church in North Yorkshire, England
St Columba's Church is the parish church of Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was built in the early 13th century, from which
St Columba's Church, Topcliffe
St_Columba's_Church,_Topcliffe
British actor (1927–2008)
Elizabeth R, Wilde played the efficient, merciless 'rackmaster' Richard Topcliffe, who was charged with the torture of prisoners in the Tower of London
Brian_Wilde
Historic building in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire
Topcliffe Mill is a historic building in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The watermill was constructed in the mid-18th century, and served
Topcliffe_Mill
Building in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England
Topcliffe Toll Booth is a historic building in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, a village in England. A single-storey toll booth was constructed in the 17th
Topcliffe_Toll_Booth
English peer (1644–1670)
and heiress, wife of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset (1662–1748). Topcliffe Castle, Yorkshire, recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as held by William
Josceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland
Josceline_Percy,_11th_Earl_of_Northumberland
English Jesuit
and intermittently tortured and questioned by priest hunter Sir Richard Topcliffe, Southwell was eventually tried and convicted of high treason against
Robert_Southwell_(priest)
Air Electronics and Engineers School RAF (1967-83) Airfields used: RAF Topcliffe, RAF Finningley Aircraft used: Vickers Varsity T.1 & Armstrong Whitworth
Navigator and Airman Aircrew School RAF
Navigator_and_Airman_Aircrew_School_RAF
Disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England
Topcliffe railway station served the village of Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England from 1848 to 1959 on the Leeds and Thirsk Railway. The station opened
Topcliffe_railway_station
Norman feudal baron of Topcliffe in Yorkshire
William I (Willame) de Percy (d. 1096/9), first feudal baron of Topcliffe in North Yorkshire, known as Willame als gernons (Old French, meaning 'with
William_de_Percy
military installation at Topcliffe in North Yorkshire, England. The barracks were established, on the site of the former RAF Topcliffe airbase, in 1974, as
Alanbrooke_Barracks
1892 English local government election
Topcliffe Party Candidate Votes % ±% John I'Anson* Uncontested
1892 North Riding County Council election
1892_North_Riding_County_Council_election
2011 UK local government election
Topcliffe (1 seat) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Neville Huxtable* 550 74.8 25.2 Liberal Democrats Robert Adamson 185 25.2 New Majority 365
2011 Hambleton District Council election
2011_Hambleton_District_Council_election
Grade I listed house in North Yorkshire, England
is 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Ripon and 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Topcliffe Castle, by which the manor of Newby was originally held. A Grade I listed
Newby_Hall
2017 American drama television series
William Shakespeare Olivia DeJonge as Alice Burbage Ewen Bremner as Richard Topcliffe Mattias Inwood as Richard Burbage Jamie Campbell Bower as Christopher
Will_(TV_series)
English nobleman (1301–1352)
Henry Percy, 9th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick (6 February 1301 – 26 February 1352) was the son of Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy
Henry_Percy,_2nd_Baron_Percy
Private day and boarding school in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England
is a private day and boarding school for girls in Baldersby Park near Topcliffe, between Ripon and Thirsk in North Yorkshire, England. Established in
Queen_Mary's_School
City in North Yorkshire, England
known as the Rising of the North; this began six miles (10 km) away at Topcliffe and was led by Thomas Percy, the 7th Earl of Northumberland and Charles
Ripon
Topcliffe is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It contains 18 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List
Listed buildings in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire
Listed_buildings_in_Topcliffe,_North_Yorkshire
13th century English nobleman
Roger de Clifford (died 6 November 1282), Lord of Appleby, Master of Topcliffe, was an English noble. He participated in Edward I's conquest of Wales
Roger_de_Clifford_(died_1282)
13th century English nobleman
William de Percy (died 1245), sixth feudal baron of Topcliffe, was an English noble. His father Henry de Percy was a son of Joscelin of Louvain and Agnes
William de Percy, 6th Baron Percy
William_de_Percy,_6th_Baron_Percy
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
10 miles (16 km) north-west of York. It had satellite stations at RAF Topcliffe and Dishforth Airfield (British Army). The station opened in 1937. With
RAF_Linton-on-Ouse
Brabantian nobleman
and co-heiresses of William de Percy (d.1174/5), 3rd feudal baron of Topcliffe, Yorkshire. and Alice de Clare, descendant of Richard I of Normandy. Upon
Joscelin_of_Louvain
English magnate (1273–1314)
grandfather. Henry was the son of Henry de Percy (d. 1272), 7th feudal baron of Topcliffe, Yorkshire, by his wife, Eleanor de Warenne, daughter of John de Warenne
Henry_Percy,_1st_Baron_Percy
River in North Yorkshire, England
Osmotherley, through Thirsk, and enters the River Swale just to the south of Topcliffe. The river extends for 20 miles (32 km) from above Cod Beck Reservoir
Cod_Beck,_North_Yorkshire
Extinct barony in the Peerage of England
Alnwick (2nd creation), 1299 Henry de Percy 1273–1314 8th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 1st Baron Percy Edmund Crouchback 1245–1296 Earl of Leicester, Earl of
Baron_Percy
Road in North Yorkshire, England
upgraded to the A1(M) several feet to the west. The original route ran from Topcliffe to Northallerton, the current southern section of the A167. Heading northwards
A168_road
Former priory in Yorkshire, England
Monasteries Act in 1535, but continued for worship and hospitality. Cecilia Topcliffe was the prioress, and the convent consisted of the nuns who had been there
Kirklees_Priory
Hamlet in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
best known as the home of Richard Topcliffe, the infamous Tudor torturer and persecutor of Roman Catholics. Topcliffe brought one of his victims, Anne
Somerby_by_Gainsborough
Housing estate in West Midlands, England
"Meet the Staff". Topcliffe Primary School. Retrieved 9 July 2009.[permanent dead link] "The Speech and Language Unit". Topcliffe Primary School. Retrieved
Castle_Vale
Ruined Augustinian priory in Wexford, Ireland
Barrett. We have a glimpse of life in the abbey through a letter which John Topcliffe, the Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, addressed to Henry VIII in 1511. He
Selskar_Abbey
Civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
century. The two settlements formed a township in the ancient parish of Topcliffe and became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1974 to 2023 it was part
Eldmire_with_Crakehill
English charity air ambulance
Thirsk. The second aircraft then made another move in March 2012 to RAF Topcliffe, which it shares with the 645 Volunteer Gliding Squadron. In 2012, planning
Yorkshire_Air_Ambulance
carry the Leeds & Thirsk Railway over the river just to the north of Topcliffe. Hoggarth's Bridge was a two-arched structure which crossed the River
List of crossings of the River Swale
List_of_crossings_of_the_River_Swale
British Army artillery regiment
redesignated in 1961. It is currently based at Alanbrooke Barracks in Topcliffe and serves in the light close support role, equipped with 105mm L118 light
4th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery
Marham Mona Northolt Odiham Shawbury St. Mawgan Swanwick Syerston Ternhill Topcliffe Trimingham Valley Waddington WOTG Wittering Woodvale Wyton Benbecula Brizlee
List of Royal Air Force stations
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_stations
Scottish actor
Houdini and Doyle Sherlock Holmes Episode: "Bedlam" 2017 Will Richard Topcliffe Miniseries 2022 House of the Dragon Assassin Uncredited cameo, 1 episode
Ewen_Bremner
Medieval fortification
Plan of Topcliffe Castle in North Yorkshire, England, an archetypal motte-and-bailey design
Motte-and-bailey_castle
English politician
1689) of Newby-on-Swale and of adjacent Rainton both in the parish of Topcliffe in North Yorkshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of
Metcalfe_Robinson
Now Tickhill St Mary's Church of England Primary and Nursery School. Topcliffe Grammar School 1549 Defunct. Letters patent of 1549. A school house was
List of English and Welsh endowed schools (19th century)
List_of_English_and_Welsh_endowed_schools_(19th_century)
English singer (born 1947)
a supporter of the Yorkshire Dementia Charity based in the village of Topcliffe. With Geordie With AC/DC Solo Rockers and Rollers: An Automotive Autobiography
Brian_Johnson
Medieval punishment for high treason
Richard Topcliffe to "confess his treason", but when Gennings responded "if to say Mass be treason, I confess to have done it and glory in it", Topcliffe ordered
Hanged,_drawn_and_quartered
Village and civil parish in Lancashire, England
the Domesday Book. In the 1140s, William de Percy II, feudal baron of Topcliffe, granted Ellenthorpe, in the southwest of the civil parish, to the Cistercian
Paythorne
Artillery arm of the British Army
Gunners) are equipped with L118 105 mm light guns at Alanbrooke Barracks in Topcliffe. 5th Regiment Royal Artillery – (The Yorkshire Gunners) are equipped with
Royal_Artillery
Military unit
Vanguard Flight became the re-formed 1453 (Early Warning) Flight at RAF Topcliffe in Yorkshire. Despite their innocuous public role, the Neptunes of 1453
No._1453_Flight_RAF
New Zealand politician and fraudster
he was born a little further south, in Dishforth, within the parish of Topcliffe. Tetley was a tenant farmer. He met Elizabeth Dodsworth, whose family
Joseph_Tetley
Disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England
Preceding station Historical railways Following station Topcliffe Line and station closed North Eastern Railway Leeds Northern Railway Terminus
Thirsk_Town_railway_station
at Topcliffe A1 at Kenton Bar In County Durham this road largely follows the old course of the A1. Previously allocated to a road between Topcliffe and
A roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
A_roads_in_Zone_1_of_the_Great_Britain_numbering_scheme
Region of England
Wakefield on the A638 (previously at Leeds Bradford Airport) and RAF Topcliffe (previously until 2012 at Bagby Airfield near Thirsk); the helicopter
Yorkshire_and_the_Humber
1946–1960 British transport aircraft
RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. 11 February 1958 – XA268 a Royal Air Force Marathon T11 was damaged beyond repair landing at RAF Topcliffe when
Handley_Page_Marathon
Former RAF base in Yorkshire, England
World War and was originally called RAF Tockwith, but confusion with RAF Topcliffe led to the name change. RAF Marston Moor was opened on 11 November 1941
RAF_Marston_Moor
Healthcare providers
Barton RAF Benson Llanelli Welshpool Caernarfon Cardiff Outmarsh RAF Topcliffe Nostell The first air ambulance services in the UK commenced in Scotland
Air ambulance services in the United Kingdom
Air_ambulance_services_in_the_United_Kingdom
RAF St Eval RAF Staplehurst RAF Strubby RAF Syerston RAF Tangmere RAF Topcliffe RAF Tempsford RAF Ternhill RAF Tholthorpe RAF Thorney Island RAF Trebulzue
List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations
List_of_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_stations
2022 North Yorkshire County Council election
2023. Retrieved 22 July 2026. "Declaration of result of poll: Sowerby & Topcliffe division" (PDF). North Yorkshire Council. 30 November 2023. Retrieved
2022 North Yorkshire Council election
2022_North_Yorkshire_Council_election
Norman nobleman (died 1136)
(Adelize de Tonbridge), m. (1) about 1133, Sir William de Percy, Lord of Topcliffe, (2) Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd Robert Fitz Richard de Clare, perhaps died
Richard_Fitz_Gilbert_de_Clare
Northern Communication Squadron RAF 1 October 1964 RAF Topcliffe 1 January 1967 RAF Topcliffe Became Training Commands Communication Squadron RAF Reserve
List of Royal Air Force Communication units
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Communication_units
British veterinary surgeon (1916–1995)
moved to a house of their own. In 1953, the family moved to a house on Topcliffe Road, Thirsk. Wishing for more privacy as the popularity of All Creatures
James_Herriot
River Swale in flood at Topcliffe, North Yorkshire
2012_in_Europe
Stone, near the City of York; and also the Road from Thirsk aforesaid, to Topcliffe, in the North Riding of the County of York. (Repealed by Roads from Northallerton
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1778
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1778
Stone, near the city of York, and also the road from Thirsk aforesaid, to Topcliffe, in the north riding of the county of York. (Repealed by Roads from Northallerton
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1794
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1794
English-born lawyer and judge
Legal offices Preceded by Thomas Cusacke Lord Chief Justice of Ireland 1494–1496 Succeeded by John Topcliffe
Thomas_Bowring
Northside of runway Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire England RAF Topcliffe 1974–1992 now used by 4th Regiment Royal Artillery Ali Al Salem Air Base
List of airfields of the Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)
List_of_airfields_of_the_Army_Air_Corps_(United_Kingdom)
Dukedom in the Peerage of Great Britain
Alnwick (2nd creation), 1299 Henry de Percy 1273–1314 8th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 1st Baron Percy Edmund Crouchback 1245–1296 Earl of Leicester, Earl of
Duke_of_Northumberland
Search and Rescue United Kingdom Royal Air Force TOF RAF Topcliffe Flying Training Unit TOPCLIFFE United Kingdom Royal Air Force VYT RAF Valley Flying Training
List_of_airline_codes
Military bases operated by the British Armed Forces
RAF Odiham RAF Shawbury RAF Spadeadam RAF St Mawgan RAF Syerston RAF Topcliffe RAF Valley RAF Waddington RAF Weston-on-the-Green RAF Wittering RAF Woodvale
List of British military bases
List_of_British_military_bases
1889 English local government election
Topcliffe Party Candidate Votes % ±% John I'Anson 329 59.2 Mr Smith 227 40.8 Majority 102 18.3 Turnout 556
1889 North Riding County Council election
1889_North_Riding_County_Council_election
English Roman Catholic lawyer and martyr
was saying Mass at the house of Swithin Wells in London, the pursuivant Topcliffe and his assistants broke into the house just at the moment of consecration
Sydney_Hodgson
British Tory statesman (1781-1859)
deserted medieval village and of adjacent Rainton, both in the parish of Topcliffe in Yorkshire, by his wife Lady Mary Jemima Yorke (1757–1830), the younger
Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey
Thomas_de_Grey,_2nd_Earl_de_Grey
Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
of Regna's/Rægen's peaople. Rainton was historically in the parish of Topcliffe in the North Riding of Yorkshire, part of the township of Rainton with
Rainton
English military officer
borders. He had leave in 1528 to come to London; in 1530, while he was at Topcliffe, he received a message from the king ordering him to go to Cawood and
Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland
Henry_Percy,_6th_Earl_of_Northumberland
November 2015. ex-RAF Catterick ex-RAF Flowerdown ex-RAF Credenhill ex-RAF Topcliffe ex-RAF Ouston ex-RAF Colerne ex-RAF Thorney Island ex-RAF Stafford ex-RAF
List of British Army installations
List_of_British_Army_installations
British actor (born 1966)
Murders Artie Blythe Episode: "With Baited Breath" 2022 The Witchfinder Topcliffe 2 episodes 2025 The War Between the Land and the Sea Prime Minister Harry
Vincent_Franklin
Job in England during Penal Times
the most infamous priest hunters of Elizabeth's reign was Sir Richard Topcliffe, who delighted in personally torturing and playing mind games with the
Priest_hunter
16th-century English politician
England Preceded by Nicholas Bacon Robert Hall Member of Parliament for Beverley 1571 With: Robert Layton Succeeded by Richard Topcliffe Thomas Aglionby
Edward_Ellerker
1907 novel by Robert Hugh Benson
of the tactics used by Elizabethan Era priest hunters like Sir Richard Topcliffe. Julian Felsenburgh's leadership style was modelled after that of Napoleon
Lord_of_the_World
Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
of Topcliffe, and by the 15th century was known as a manor. Until the 19th century it remained a township of the large ancient parish of Topcliffe in
Dalton,_east_North_Yorkshire
English Roman Catholic priest and martyr
College, and returned to England in 1586. He was captured by Richard Topcliffe in Fleet Street, London, close to where he was hanged, drawn and quartered
Anthony_Middleton
Former Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
and Middleton St George, with substations and the training bases being Topcliffe, Wombleton, Dalton and Dishforth, which had No. 1664 Heavy Conversion
RAF_Dishforth
TV miniseries
Archbishop Whitgift Rosalie Crutchley as Catherine Parr Brian Wilde as Richard Topcliffe David Garfield as John Ballard Peter Egan as Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl
Elizabeth_R
Local government elections in North Yorkshire, England
Archive Project — Sowerby and Topcliffe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2024. "Sowerby and Topcliffe by-election: calls for a single
North Yorkshire Council elections
North_Yorkshire_Council_elections
Hamlet and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
primary education for the village is provided by Dishforth CE School, Topcliffe CE school, or St Peter's Brafferton CE School. Secondary education is
Cundall,_North_Yorkshire
Military unit
Regiment was restructured and designated 27 Field Regiment. It moved to Topcliffe as part of 2nd Infantry Brigade in 1986 and returned to Dortmund as part
27th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery
Historic road between London and Edinburgh
Dere Street near Boroughbridge from where it continued via Dishforth and Topcliffe to Northallerton and then through Darlington, Durham and Newcastle, on
Great North Road (Great Britain)
Great_North_Road_(Great_Britain)
detached portion, Thornbrough, Thornton-le-Moor, Thornton-le-Street, Topcliffe, Upsall. Whitby PLU Aislaby, Barnby, Borrowby, Danby Low Moor undivided
List of poor law unions in England
List_of_poor_law_unions_in_England
Historic routes of part of a major road in N. England
Boroughbridge, then following the route of the current A168 at Dishforth to Topcliffe (south west of Thirsk. It then followed the route of the current A167
A1_in_Newcastle_upon_Tyne
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1295–1832
1572 Hugh Powell John Frenche 1584 Richard Topcliffe Roger Gifford 1586 Edward Berkeley Richard Topcliffe 1588–9 Roger Gifford Henry Baynton I 1593 Anthony
Old_Sarum_(constituency)
Church building in North Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, in England. Skipton was long in the parish of St Columba's Church, Topcliffe. A church was built in 1842, at a cost of £700. A vestry was added on
St John's Church, Skipton-on-Swale
St_John's_Church,_Skipton-on-Swale
Earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain
death of the third feudal baron. As her dowry contained the manor of Topcliffe in Yorkshire, Adeliza of Louvain, the widowed and remarried second wife
Earl_of_Northumberland
Aviation arm of the British Army
Infantry Brigade; joined 9 Regiment AAC in July 1990. 9 Regiment AAC, RAF Topcliffe, part of 24th Airmobile Brigade 672 Squadron AAC, (Lynx Light Battlefield
Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)
Army_Air_Corps_(United_Kingdom)
Burton Stone, near the City of York, and also the Road from Thirsk to Topcliffe, in the County of York. (Repealed by Thirsk Turnpike Roads Act 1830 (11
List of acts of the 2nd session of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom
List_of_acts_of_the_2nd_session_of_the_4th_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Road in north east England
opening of the A1(M) in the 1960s. The route starts from the A168 at Topcliffe, North Yorkshire and runs to Cowgate, Tyne and Wear where the route splits
A167_road
Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
cross the East Coast Main Line and then runs south to the boundary of Topcliffe airfield. It then runs east to include most of the small hamlet of Thorpefield
Sowerby,_North_Yorkshire
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
1952, then moved to RAF Topcliffe, re-equipping with Neptune MR.1 aircraft in February 1953. The squadron disbanded at Topcliffe on 31 January 1957. The
No._210_Squadron_RAF
Strategic authority area in England
Road) Stockton-on-Tees Egglescliffe A139 Stockton-on-Tees Billingham A167 Topcliffe Kenton Bar A171 A66 as Cargo Fleet Lane Scarborough Until the road goes
Tees_Valley
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