Thornton
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 Thornton originates from the Old English, means "settlement walled by strong thorn hedges" or "thorny estate dweller".
May refer to:

United Kingdom

  • Thornton, Angus
  • Thornton, Buckinghamshire
    Thornton, Buckinghamshire
    Thornton is a village and civil parish on the River Great Ouse about north-east of Buckingham in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire....

  • Thornton, East Riding of Yorkshire
    Thornton, East Riding of Yorkshire
    Thornton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south west of the town of Pocklington and north west of the village of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. It lies just to the north of the Pocklington Canal....

  • Thornton, Fife
    Thornton, Fife
    Thornton is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is between Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes, and stands between the River Ore and Lochty Burn, which are at opposite ends of the main street.- Transport :...

  • Thornton, Lancashire
    Thornton, Lancashire
    Thornton is a village on the Fylde, in Lancashire, England, about four miles north of Blackpool and two miles south of Fleetwood. It is in the Borough of Wyre...

  • Thornton, Leicestershire
    Thornton, Leicestershire
    Thornton is a village in Leicestershire, England. The village is within the civil parish of Bagworth and Thornton. It is a linear village lying along a scarp overlooking Thornton Reservoir....

  • Thornton, Lincolnshire
    Thornton, Lincolnshire
    Thornton, or Thornton by Horncastle, is a small hamlet about south of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, in the civil parish of Roughton.The village was mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086, when it had 19 households, and the Lord of the Manor was Robert the bursar.The greenstone parish church is dedicated...

  • Thornton, Merseyside
  • Thornton, Middlesbrough
    Thornton, Middlesbrough
    Thornton is a small, neighbouring village to Stainton in the town of Middlesbrough, in the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is in the local Stainton and Thornton ward of Middlesbrough, with a collective population of 2,300 as of 2005....

  • Thornton, Northumberland
  • Thornton, Pembrokeshire
    Thornton, Pembrokeshire
    Thornton is a small village in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is located approximately 1 mile outside of Milford Haven. It is mainly residential in nature...

  • Thornton, West Yorkshire
  • Thornton Abbey
    Thornton Abbey
    Thornton Abbey was founded as a priory in 1139 by William le Gros, the Earl of Yorkshire, and raised to the status of Abbey in 1148. It was a house for Augustinian or black canons. These priests lived a communal life under the Rule of St Augustine but also undertook pastoral duties outside of the...

    , Lincolnshire
  • Thornton Curtis
    Thornton Curtis
    Thornton Curtis is a village and parish in the North Lincolnshire district of Lincolnshire, England, about south east of the town of Barton-upon-Humber....

    , Lincolnshire
  • Thornton Heath
    Thornton Heath
    Thornton Heath is a district of south London, England, in the London Borough of Croydon. It is situated south-southeast of Charing Cross.-Geography:...

    , London
  • Thornton Hough
    Thornton Hough
    Thornton Hough is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in Merseyside, England, of pre-Conquest origins and historically a part of Cheshire. The village grew during the ownership of Joseph Hirst into a small model village and was later acquired by William Lever...

    , Merseyside
  • Thornton Killene, Londonderry
  • Thornton in Craven
    Thornton in Craven
    Thornton-in-Craven is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is approx from the border with Lancashire and north of Earby. Barnoldswick is nearby. The Pennine Way passes through the village, as does the A56 road...

    , North Yorkshire
  • Thornton in Lonsdale
    Thornton in Lonsdale
    Thornton-in-Lonsdale is a village and civil parish in the District of Craven and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire in England. It is very close to the border with Cumbria and is north of Ingleton and south east of Kirkby Lonsdale, and has a population of 308...

    , North Yorkshire
  • Thornton-le-Beans
    Thornton-le-Beans
    Thornton-le-Beans is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A168 road and 3 miles south of Northallerton....

    , North Yorkshire
  • Thornton-le-Clay
    Thornton-le-Clay
    Thornton-le-Clay is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 8 miles north east of York.The Rev Sydney Smith, rector of nearby Foston, lived at Thornton in the rectory which he is thought to have designed....

    , North Yorkshire
  • Thornton-le-Dale
    Thornton-le-Dale
    Thornton-le-Dale is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about two miles east of Pickering. A thatched cottage in the village has appeared on countless calendars and chocolate boxes over the years...

    , North Yorkshire (also simply Thornton Dale)
  • Thornton-le-Fylde, Lancashire
  • Thornton le Moor
    Thornton le Moor
    Thornton le Moor is a small hamlet in the north of the county of Lincolnshire, up a small back road between North Owersby and South Kelsey. It comprises three houses, Thornton Manor Farm, and a small church....

    , Lincolnshire
  • Thornton-le-Moor
    Thornton-le-Moor
    Thornton-le-Moor is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England located equidistantly between the towns of Thirsk and Northallerton.- History :...

    , North Yorkshire
  • Thornton-le-Moors
    Thornton-le-Moors
    Thornton-le-Moors is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. At the census of 2001 it had a population of 260....

    , Cheshire
  • Thornton-le-Street
    Thornton-le-Street
    Thornton-le-Street is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A168 , about three miles north of Thirsk....

    , North Yorkshire
  • Thornton Park, Northumberland
  • Thornton Rust
    Thornton Rust
    Thornton Rust is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Yorkshire Dales about 2 miles west of Aysgarth, high on the south side of the Ure valley....

    , North Yorkshire
  • Thornton Steward
    Thornton Steward
    Thornton Steward is a small village and civil parish in the Richmondshiredistrict of North Yorkshire, England, near Wensleydale, with a population of 100-200. The village is very similar to the others that dot Wensleydale but Thornton Steward however has a reservoir owned by Yorkshire Water.Other...

    , North Yorkshire
  • Thornton Watlass
    Thornton Watlass
    Thornton Watlass is a small village and civil parish within the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located north of Masham and south of Bedale on the eastern slopes of the Ure Valley at the entrance to Wensleydale and the Yorkshire Dales National Park...

    , North Yorkshire

United States

  • Thornton, Arkansas
    Thornton, Arkansas
    Thornton is a city in Calhoun County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 517 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Thornton is located at ....

  • Thornton, California
    Thornton, California
    Thornton is a census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States. Thornton is located along Interstate 5 west-southwest of Galt...

  • Thornton, Colorado
    Thornton, Colorado
    The city of Thornton is a Home Rule Municipality in Adams and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado and a suburb of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Thornton is northeast of the state's capital, Denver. The United States Census Bureau that the city population...

  • Thornton, Idaho
    Thornton, Idaho
    Thornton, Idaho, originally called Texas Siding, is a townsite founded in 1917 and exists today as a township of Madison County, Idaho.Thornton was named in honor of William Ezra Thornton, who had been prominent in the establishment of the townsite, and who also was for a time Thornton's...

  • Thornton, Illinois
    Thornton, Illinois
    Thornton is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,582 at the 2000 census. Thornton is home to the Thornton Quarry, one of the largest quarries in the world.-Geography:Thornton is located at ....

  • Thornton, Iowa
    Thornton, Iowa
    Thornton is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 422 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Thornton is located at ....

  • Thornton, Kentucky
  • Thornton, Louisiana
  • Thornton, Mississippi
    Thornton, Mississippi
    Thornton is an unincorporated community located in Holmes County, Mississippi. Thornton is located on U.S. Highway 49E and is approximately north of Eden and approximately south of Tchula....

  • Thornton, New Hampshire
    Thornton, New Hampshire
    Thornton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,490 at the 2010 census.- History :Thornton was incorporated in 1763, and named for Doctor Matthew Thornton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.- Geography :...

  • Thornton, Rhode Island
    Thornton, Rhode Island
    Thornton is a neighborhood located in the north-west part of Cranston, Rhode Island on the Johnston line and extends into the Johnston side.The residents of this neighborhood are predominantly Italian-American....

  • Thornton, Texas
    Thornton, Texas
    Thornton is a town in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 525 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Thornton is located at ....

  • Thornton Township
    Thornton Township
    Thornton Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 180,802.Incorporated in 1850, it is the most populous township in Illinois as of the 2000 census. It is located immediately south of the city of Chicago...

    , Illinois
  • Thornton Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
    Thornton Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
    Thornton Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 181 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 178. In 1883 the Buffalo County Board of Directors named the township for Samuel W. Thornton, a local...

  • Thornton, Wisconsin
    Thornton, Wisconsin
    Thornton is a census-designated place in the town of Richmond, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 65 as of the 2010 census....


Belgium

  • The Thornton bank, a sandbank off the Belgian coast; the location of the Thorntonbank Wind Farm
    Thorntonbank Wind Farm
    The Thorntonbank Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm, off the Belgian coast, in water ranging from deep. Electricity production started in early 2009, with a capacity of 30 MW...


See also

  • Thornton Hibs F.C.
    Thornton Hibs F.C.
    Thornton Hibs F.C. are a Scottish Junior football club based in Thornton, Fife. Their home ground is Memorial Park and the team colours are green and white....

    , a Scottish football club
  • Thornton Creek
    Thornton Creek
    Thornton Creek is 18 miles of urban creeks and tributaries from southeast Shoreline through northeast Seattle to Lake Washington. The creek is the largest watershed in Seattle, draining a region of relatively dense biodiversity for an urban setting, home to frogs, newts, ducks, other birds, and...

    , a stream in Seattle, Washington, USA
  • USS Thornton
    USS Thornton
    Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Thornton for James Thornton.* The first Thornton was a torpedo boat, commissioned in 1902, decommissioned and redesignated Coastal Torpedo Vessel No. 16 in 1918....

    , several United States Navy ships
  • Thornton Academy
    Thornton Academy
    Thornton Academy is a private school serving grades 6–12 located in Saco, Maine.-History:Thornton Academy was first established in 1811, under the name "Saco Academy" in response to a petition by citizens of southern Maine, most of them from Saco, to the Massachusetts legislature, which passed, in...

    , a private 6-12 school in Saco, Maine, USA
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