| Official Name: | Thorpe Underwood |
| Civil Parish: | Thorpe Underwoods |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Coordinates: | 54.0293°N -1.2949°W |
| Hide Services: | Yes |
| Population: | 793 |
| Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
| Area Total Km2: | 16.41 |
| Static Image: | Thorpe Underwood - geograph.org.uk - 186535.jpg |
Thorpe Underwood is a settlement and (as Thorpe Underwoods) a civil parish about north of York, in the former Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 793.[1] The parish touches Aldwark, Green Hammerton, Kirby Hall, Linton-on-Ouse, Little Ouseburn, Nun Monkton and Whixley.[2] Thorpe Underwoods shares a parish council with Little Ouseburn and Kirby Hall called "Little Ouseburn Grouped Parish Council".[3]
There are nine listed buildings in Thorpe Underwoods.[4]
The name "Thorpe" means 'Outlying farm/settlement'.[5] Thorpe Underwood was recorded in the Domesday Book as Tuadestorp.[6] Thorpe Green was recorded as being a hamlet in the township of Thorpe Underwood, it is where the modern Thorpe Underwood hamlet is.[7] Thorpe Underwoods was formerly a township in the parish of Little Ouseburn,[8] in 1866 Thorpe Underwoods became a civil parish in its own right.[9]