Thornton or ''variant'', may refer to:

People

* Thornton (surname), people with the surname ''Thornton'' * Justice Thornton (disambiguation), judges named "Thornton" * Thornton Wilder, American playwright

Places

Australia

* Thornton, New South Wales *

Thornton, Queensland Thornton is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Thornton had a population of 201 people. Geography Thornton is a mountainous area. It is bounded to the west by the ridge of the Mistake Mountains rang ...

, a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region * Thornton, South Australia, a former town *

Thornton, Victoria Thornton is a town in nestling on the banks of the Goulburn River in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Murrindindi local government area. The town is approximately halfway between Alexandra and Eildon. The town had a popula ...

Canada

* Thornton, Ontario

New Zealand

Thornton, Bay of Plenty Thornton is a settlement in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. Thornton is located west of Whakatāne, and is on the true right of the Rangitaiki River The Rangitaiki River is the longest river in the Bay of Plenty region in New Zeala ...

, settlement in the Bay of Plenty *

Thornton, Waikato Thornton is a name sometimes used for part of a suburb in western Hamilton in New Zealand. Aldershot Place, Arundel Place, Dorchester Place, Farnborough Drive, Hadrians Way, Highbury Place, Sandhurst Place, Twickenham Place, Wembley Close and Wi ...

, suburb of Hamilton *

Thornton Bay Thornton Bay is a settlement on the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand, between Te Puru to the north and Whakatete Bay to the south. runs through it. Ngarimu Bay immediately to the south is considered to be part of the s ...

, settlement on the Coromandel Peninsula

South Africa

Thornton, Cape Town Thornton is a southern suburb of Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest ...

United Kingdom

* Thornton, Angus, a location * Thornton, Buckinghamshire * Thornton, East Riding of Yorkshire * Thornton, Fife * Thornton, Lancashire *

Thornton, Leicestershire Thornton is a village in Leicestershire, England. The village is within the civil parish of Bagworth and Thornton. It is a linear village lying along a scarp overlooking Thornton Reservoir. The Church of England parish church of St Peter was bu ...

* Thornton, Lincolnshire * Thornton, Merseyside * Thornton, Northumberland, a location * Thornton, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire * Thornton, Pembrokeshire * Thornton, West Yorkshire * Thornton Abbey, Lincolnshire * Thornton Curtis, Lincolnshire * Thornton Heath, London * Thornton Hough, Merseyside * Thornton in Craven, North Yorkshire * Thornton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire *

Thornton-le-Beans Thornton-le-Beans is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A168 road and south of Northallerton. It is in the Thornton's electoral ward for district elections and the District Counci ...

, North Yorkshire * Thornton-le-Clay, North Yorkshire * Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire (also simply Thornton Dale) * Thornton le Moor, Lincolnshire * Thornton-le-Moor, North Yorkshire *

Thornton-le-Moors Thornton-le-Moors is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. At the census of 2001 it had a population of 260, reducing slightly to 253 at the 2011 census ...

, Cheshire * Thornton-le-Street, North Yorkshire * Thornton Rust, North Yorkshire * Thornton Steward, North Yorkshire * Thornton Watlass, North Yorkshire * Thornton (ward), an electoral ward of the Lambeth London Borough Council

United States

* Thornton Creek, a stream in Seattle, Washington, USA

Communities

* Thornton, Arkansas * Thornton, California * Thornton, Colorado *

Thornton, Idaho Thornton, Idaho, originally called Texas Siding, is a townsite founded in 1917. It exists today as a township of Madison County, Idaho. Thornton was named in honor of William Ezra Thornton, who had been prominent in the establishment of the town ...

* Thornton, Illinois *

Thornton, Iowa Thornton is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 400 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Thornton, Iowa is located at (42.944972, -93.384115). ...

Thornton, Kentucky Thornton is an unincorporated community and coal town in Letcher County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper So ...

Thornton, Mississippi Thornton, Mississippi is an unincorporated community located in Holmes County, near the Yazoo River. U.S. Highway 49E runs through the community, which is approximately north of Eden and approximately south of Tchula. History Thornton was i ...

* Thornton, New Hampshire *

Thornton, Pennsylvania Thornton is an unincorporated community spanning Thornbury Township, Concord Township and Middletown Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The George W. Hill Correctional Facility, located in the townships of Thornbury ...

Thornton, Rhode Island Thornton (formerly known as Simmonsville and Lower Simmons Village) is a neighborhood located in the north-west part of Cranston, Rhode Island on the Johnston line and extends into the Johnston side. Many of the residents of this Thornton are Ita ...

Thornton, Texas Thornton is a town in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 526 at the 2010 census. Geography Thornton is located at (31.409906, –96.573594). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , o ...

* Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois * Thornton Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska *

Thornton, Wisconsin Thornton is a census-designated place in the town of Richmond, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 65 as of the 2010 census. History The community was named after Thornton, New Hampshire Thornton is a town in Grafton ...

Companies and organizations

Thorntons Inc. Thorntons LLC, formerly Thorntons Inc., is a gasoline and convenience store chain headquartered in Louisville, KY. Thorntons LLC currently operates 200+ locations which vary from traditional fuel and convenience stores, stores with expanded ...

, a U.S. gasoline and convenience store chain * Thorntons Ltd., a UK chocolate brand * Thornton's Bookshop (aka ''Thornton's'') a university bookshop in Oxford, England * Thornton Academy, a private 6-12 school in Saco, Maine, USA

Other uses

* USS ''Thornton'', several United States Navy ships