Thornton, East Riding
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| Thornton | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 Street in Thornton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE759453 |
| Location: | 53°53’54"N, 0°50’45"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 138 (2011) |
| Post town: | York |
| Postcode: | YO42 |
| Dialling code: | 01759 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
East Yorkshire |
Thornton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, three and a half miles south-west of the Pocklington and five miles north-west of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. It sits just to the north of the Pocklington Canal.
The 2011 census recorded Thornton parish with a population of 138.
The village was historically sometimes distinguished by the suffix "in Spalding Moor".[1]
The parish church of St Michael on Main Street is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
The other listed structures in the parish are Walbut Lock and Walbut Bridge on the Pocklington Canal, both of which are Grade II listed.[3][4]
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References
- ↑ A History of the County of York: East Riding - Volume 3 pp 179-190: Parishes: Thornton (Victoria County History)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1346434: Church of St Michael (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1083859: Pocklington Canal Walbut Lock (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1309793: Pocklington Canal Walbut Bridge (Grade II listing)
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 11.
