Thornton is a small village in

Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and otherwise by the sea. Haverfordwest is the largest town and ...

, Wales. It is located approximately 1 mile outside of

Milford Haven Milford Haven ( ) is a town and community (Wales), community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is on the north side of the Milford Haven Waterway, an estuary forming a natural harbour that has been used as a port since the Middle Ages. The town was ...

belonging to the Tiers Cross

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. It is mainly residential in nature. Until recently it was contained within the parish of Steynton.

Features

Prehistoric fort

The

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fort, Thornton Rath, was a defensive enclosure, whose remains can still be seen. It sits on a promontory, above two valleys, and ditches and banks are all that remains. The earthwork measures 88m by 58m.

Listed building

There is a Grade II

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in the village, now called Sunnybank, once a part of Thornton House, and possibly the coachman's house, dating from about 1800.

Milford Haven Cemetery

The cemetery for Milford Haven and Steynton parish is in Thornton. There is a large number of military graves, including those of men who lost their lives in landing craft that foundered off the Welsh coast.

Chapel

Thornton

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Chapel was built in 1867 in simple round-headed style, and housed a ''British School'' in its lower level. Records are held by Pembrokeshire County Council.

References

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