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THORNTON. 645 THORNTON-DALE. of Oxford, val. 197. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, has recently been restored. It contains two brasses of the Ingletons, one of which bears date 1472. The Hall is the principal residence. It was formerly the scat of the Tyrrel family. The Hon. Richard Cavendish is lord of the manor. THORNTON, a vil. and quoad sacra par. in the pars, of Markinch, Dysart, and Kinglassie, co. Fife, Scotland, 2J miles from Dysart, and 18 J from Edinburgh. It is a junction station on the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee railway, which here branches off to Dunfennline and Loven. There is a chapel-of-ease. THORNTON, a vil. in the par. of Carrington, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, near Borthwick. THORNTON, a vil. in the par. of Glammis, co. Forfar, Scotland, 5 miles S.W. of Forfar. THORNTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Poulton-le- Fylde, hund. of Amounderness, co. Lancaster, 2 miles N.E. of Poulton, its post town and railway station. The tnshp., which is extensive, is situated on the Preston railway and the river Wyre, and includes the new town and port of Fleetwood [which see]. The lands on which the town is built were, prior to 1836, one wild tract of rabbit warren, but through the enterprise of Sir Peter Hcsketh Fleetwood, Bart., have been transformed into a populous and thriving district, with harbour and docks, the plan of which was laid down by Decimus Burton, of London, architect. The township is bounded on the N. by Lancaster and Morecombe Bay, and on the E. and S. by the river Wyre. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 105, in the patron, of trustees. The church has a stained E. window. Rossall is now converted into a collegiate school. THORNTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Sephton, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 6 J miles N.W. of Liverpool. On Thornton Green is an ancient cross. The Earl of Sefton is lord of the manor. THORNTON, a par. in the hund. of Sparkenhoe, co. Leicester, 7 miles N.E. of Market-Bosworth, its post town, 9 N.W. of Leicester, and 1 mile from llerrylees railway station. The village is situated on the ridge of a hill, near the Leicester and Stannington rail- way and a branch of the river Soar. The par. in- cludes the chplries. of Bagworth and Stanton-under- Bardon. In the vicinity is a reservoir, which supplies the town of Leicester with water. The living is a vie. with the curs, of Bagworth and Stanton annexed, in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 202. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure, with a tower and three bells. The S. doorway is a curious and antique piece of workmanship, said to have been brought from Ulverscroft Priory. There is a chapel-of-ease at Bag- worth, and the ruins of one at Stanton-uuder-Bardon. The parochial charities produce about 89 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wes- leyans and Baptists have chapels. Viscount Maynard is lord of the manor. THORNTON, a tythg. in the par. of Marnhull, co. Dorset, 3 miles N. of Sturminster. THORNTON, a par. in the S. div. of Gartree hund., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 1J mile S.W. of Horn- castle, its post town, and 6 N.E. of Kirkstead. The village is situated near the river Bain. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 160, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield. The church, dedi- cated to St. Wilfred, is ancient. Sir H. Dymoke, Bart., u lord of the manor of Brampton. THORNTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Easington, co. Warwick, 4 miles S.W. of Kington. THORNTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Norham, hund. of Norhamshire, co. Northumberland, formerly in Dur- ham, 4 miles S.W. of Berwick-on-Tweed. There is a school for both sexes, maintained chiefly from the Barn- borough estate. THORNTON, a par. and tnshp. in the par. of Hart- hill, East Riding co. York, 4 miles S.W. of Pockling- ton, its post town. The village, which ia considerable, is situated on the canal and a branch of the river Uerwcnt. The par. includes the tnshps. of Melbourne and Storthwaite. There are cotton-mills. The land is partly in common. The lining is a vie.* with the cur. of Allerthorpe annexed, in the dioc. of York, val. 210, in the patron, of the arjhbishop. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is old. The register dates from the 16th century. There is a parochial school for both sexes, and a Sunday-school in the township of Melbourne. Colonel Wyndbam is lord of the manor and principal landowner. THORNTON, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Bradford, wap. of Morley, West Riding co. York, 6 miles W. of Bradford, its post town. The township is situated on the S. side of the valley of Bradford Dale, and the lower grounds are watered by a rivulet that has its source in this township, and flows through the town of Bradford into the river Aire. There are stone quarries, collieries, and worsted mills. The tuship. includes the vil. of Scholes Green, and the hmlts. of Thornton Heights, Denholme, Leventhorpe, and Clayton. The arable land is fertile and in good cultivation, but the pasture is chiefly moorland, let out in dairy farms. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 160, in the patron, of the Vicar of Bradford. The church is dedicated to St. James. The parochial charities produce about 22 per annum. A free grammar school was erected in 1831 at Scholes Green, and is endowed with 60 per annum. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have chapels and day and Sunday schools. A mechanics' institution was founded in 1837. THORNTON, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Stainton, North Riding co. York, 4 miles N.W. of Stokesley. THORNTON, BISHOP'S. Set BISHOP-THOIINTON, co. York. THORNTON-BRIDGE, a tnshp. in the par. of Braf- ferton, wnp. of Hallikeld, North Riding co. York, 4 miles N.E. of Boroughbridge, and 1 mile N.W. of Brafferton, on the river Swale. THORNTON CHILDER. See CHILDER THORNTON, co. Chester. THORNTON-CURTIS, a par. in the N. div. of Yar- borough wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 miles N.W. of Ulceby, its post town, 5 S.E. of Barton-upon- Humber, and 8 N.E. of Glanford-Brigg. It is a station on the Great Northern railway. The village is situated on the Wolds. The par. includes the hmlt. of Burnham, and the ruins of a priory of Black Canons, founded by William le Gros, Earl of Albemarle, in 1139, which at the Dissolution had a reve- nue of 730 17s. 2rf. It was made a college for a dean and 19 prebendaries by Henry VIII., who visited it in 1541 ; but in 1553 Edward VI. dissolved the college, and gave the site to the Bishop of Lincoln. The build- ing occupied a square area, encompassed by a fosse and ramparts. The ruins comprise a turreted gate-house, ab- bots' lodge, now converted into a farmhouse, part of the church, and the octagonal chapter-house. The Brock- lesby hounds meet in this parish. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 250. The church, dedi- cated to St. Laurence, contains a font of great antiquity. There ia a village school, partly supported by the parish. THORNTON-DALE WITH FARMANBY, a par. in Pickering Lythe wap., North Riding co. York, 3 miles S.E. of Pickering, its post town, and 9 from Malton. The parish, which is extensive, is situated on the main road between Scarborough and Pickering, and includes a large tract of moorland, chiefly a rabbit warren. Coarse paper is made, and there is also a tanyard. The soil is loamy, with a subsoil of rock and limestone. There are numerous stone quarries and lime kilns. The surface, at the base of the moorlands, is flat, and the land chiefly arable. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, val. 396. The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains several monuments. There are National schools for both sexes, and infant and Sunday schools. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The Vis- countess Lumley founded and endowed, in 1567, a free grammar school, and 12 almshouses ; the income of the charity is now about 500 per annum, and from the