Thornton is a historic family farm located at Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, United States. The farm is located on a plot on Morgan's Creek, a tributary of the Chester River. The main house is a -story, five-bay brick house, constructed about 1788, and principally Georgian in style. A -story kitchen wing is attached to the west gable end. Also on the property are an early-20th-century dairy barn, a late-19th-century animal barn, a second-half-19th-century granary, a smokehouse, and two sheds. The farm has been owned and operated by the same family for nearly 300 years. Thornton was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

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*, including photo from 1977, at Maryland Historical Trust Chestertown, Maryland Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses in Kent County, Maryland Houses completed in 1788 Georgian architecture in Maryland 1788 establishments in Maryland Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Maryland {{KentCountyMD-NRHP-stub