In 1931 the parish had a population of 28. Thorpe le Street was formerly a township in the parish of Nun-Burn-holme, in 1866 Thorpe le Street became a civil parish on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Hayton. The Roman Road known as Cade's Roadis thought likely to have passed through it, which would explain "-le-Street".
Thorpe le Street is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hayton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately  south-east of the market town of Pocklington and  north-west of the market town of Market Weighton. It lies to the south of the A1079 road.