Thornton, Lincolnshire
Appearance
Thornton | |
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St Wilfrid's Church, Thornton | |
Location within Lincolnshire | |
OS grid reference | TF245677 |
• London | 120 mi (190 km) S |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Horncastle |
Postcode district | LN9 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Thornton, or Thornton by Horncastle, is a village in the civil parish of Roughton, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1191 road, 1 mile (1.6 km) west from the A153, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-west from Horncastle town centre. In 1971 the parish had a population of 57.[1] On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with Roughton.[2]
The village is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book, with 19 households and Robert the Bursar as Lord of the Manor.[3]
The greenstone parish church is dedicated to Saint Wilfrid and is a Grade II listed building dating from the 15th century and restored in 1890 by Ewan Christian.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population statistics Thornton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Horncastle Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Thornton by Horncastle in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "St Wilfreds, Thornton (1262381)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Thornton, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons