Thornton may refer to:

People

Thornton (surname) Thornton is a surname found in Ireland and Britain. Bearers of the surname *Abraham Thornton *Al Thornton (born 1983), American basketball player *Alfred Thornton (1853–1906), English footballer from the 1870s *Alice Thornton (1626–1707), Briti ...

, people with the surname ''Thornton'' *

Justice Thornton (disambiguation) Justice Thornton or Judge Thornton or ''variation'', may refer to: * Anthony Thornton (politician) (1814–1904), associate justice of the Illinois Supreme Court * James D. Thornton (1823–1902), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Califor ...

, judges named "Thornton" *

Thornton Wilder Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes, for the novel ''The Bridge of San Luis Rey'' and for the plays ''Our Town'' and ''The Skin of Our Teeth'', and a U. ...

, American playwright

Places

Australia

Thornton, New South Wales Thornton is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is bisected by the New England Highway. Post code 2322, including Thornton, Beresfield, Tarro and Hexham, had a population of 14,654 in 2001. In 2021, this population ...

Thornton, Queensland Thornton is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Thornton had a population of 214 people. Geography Thornton is a mountainous area. It is bounded to the west by the ridge of the Mistake Mountains ran ...

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

Canada

Thornton, Ontario Thornton is an unincorporated place in Essa Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 1,046 as of the 2021 Census. It is north of Toronto. History The town of Thornton developed during the 1820s, and in 1833 was est ...

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 Z ...

, settlement in the Bay of Plenty * Thornton, Waikato, suburb of Hamilton * Thornton Bay, settlement on the Coromandel Peninsula

South Africa

Thornton, Cape Town Thornton is a southern suburb of Cape Town Cape Town is the legislature, legislative capital city, capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's List of mun ...

United Kingdom

* Thornton, Angus, a

location In geography, location or place is used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ambiguous bou ...

Thornton, Buckinghamshire Thornton is a village and civil parish on the River Great Ouse about north-east of Buckingham in the unitary authority area of Buckinghamshire. History The toponym is derived from the Old English for "thorn tree by a farm". The Domesday Boo ...

* Thornton, East Riding of Yorkshire *

Thornton, Fife Thornton () is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is between Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes, and stands between the River Ore and Lochty Burn, which are at opposite ends of the main street. The Church of Scotland parish church was built in 1835 and is lo ...

Thornton, Lancashire Thornton is a village in the Borough of Wyre, about north of Blackpool and south of Fleetwood. The civil parish of Thornton became an urban district in 1900, and was renamed Thornton-Cleveleys in 1927. In 2011, the Thornton built-up area sub ...

Thornton, Leicestershire Thornton is a village in and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bagworth and Thornton, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is a linear village lying along a scarp overlooking Thornton Reser ...

* Thornton, Lincolnshire *

Thornton, Merseyside Thornton is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire and situated to the north east of Crosby, it is a residential area of semi-detached and detac ...

* Thornton, Northumberland, a

Thornton, Middlesbrough Thornton is a village near Stainton in the town of Middlesbrough, in the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England.The ...

, North Yorkshire *

Thornton, Pembrokeshire Thornton is a small village in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is located approximately 1 mile outside of Milford Haven belonging to the Tiers Cross community. It is mainly residential in nature. Until recently it was contained within the parish of ...

Thornton, West Yorkshire Thornton is a village and former civil parish, within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies to the west of the city centre of Bradford, and together with neighbouring Allerton, had a total resid ...

Thornton Abbey Thornton Abbey was a medieval abbey located close to the small North Lincolnshire village of Thornton Curtis, near Ulceby, and directly south of Hull on the other side of the Humber estuary. Its ruins are a Grade I listed building, including ...

, Lincolnshire *

Thornton Curtis Thornton Curtis is a village and civil parish in the North Lincolnshire district of Lincolnshire, England, approximately south-east from the town of Barton-upon-Humber. The population (including Burnham) at the 2011 census was 295. The name ...

, Lincolnshire *

Thornton Heath Thornton Heath is a district of South London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon. It is around north of the town of Croydon, and south of Charing Cross. Prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965, Thornton Heath was in the Coun ...

, London *

Thornton Hough Thornton Hough () is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Wirral district of Merseyside, England. The village lies in the more rural inland part of the Wirral Peninsula and is of pre-Norman conquest of England, Norman Conquest origi ...

, Merseyside *

Thornton in Craven Thornton-in-Craven is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is approx from the border with Lancashire and north of Earby. Barnoldswick is nearby. The Pennine Way passes through the village, as does the A56 ...

, North Yorkshire *

Thornton in Lonsdale Thornton in Lonsdale is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire in England. The village is very close to the boundaries with Cumbria and Lancashire and is about north-west of Ingleton and south-east of Kirkby Lonsdale. ...

, North Yorkshire *

Thornton-le-Beans Thornton-le-Beans is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A168 road and south of Northallerton. The village is currently in the Thirsk and Malton Parliamentary constituency, whose incumbent is Kevin Hollinrake ...

, North Yorkshire * Thornton-le-Clay, North Yorkshire *

Thornton-le-Dale Thornton-le-Dale (also called Thornton Dale) is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about east of Pickering, North Yorkshire, Pickering on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. The area of the village encompasses ...

, North Yorkshire (also simply Thornton Dale) *

Thornton le Moor, Lincolnshire Thornton 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, ...

Thornton-le-Moor Thornton-le-Moor is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, situated equidistantly from the towns of Thirsk and Northallerton. History The Roman Britain, Romans built two roads from a camp to the south at Thorn ...

, North Yorkshire *

Thornton-le-Moors Thornton-le-Moors is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the parish had a p ...

, Cheshire *

Thornton-le-Street Thornton-le-Street is a village and parochial and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Thornton-le-Moor and Thornton-le-Street for District purposes. As the population remained less 100 at t ...

, North Yorkshire *

Thornton Rust Thornton Rust is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Yorkshire Dales about west of Aysgarth, high on the south bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. History The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1 ...

, North Yorkshire *

Thornton Steward Thornton Steward is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, near Wensleydale, with a population of 100–200, measured at 199 in the 2011 Census. The name derives from Old English relating to a hawthorn tree on a farm (or ...

, North Yorkshire * Thornton Watlass, North Yorkshire *

Thornton (ward) Thornton ward was an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom from 1965 to 2022. The ward comprised the communities of Clapham Park and the Hyde Farm Estate. The ward shared the borough's western boundary with Wa ...

, an electoral ward of the Lambeth London Borough Council

United States

Thornton Creek Thornton Creek is of urban creeks and tributaries from southeast Shoreline, Washington, Shoreline through northeast Seattle to Lake Washington. Its watershed, the largest in Seattle, exhibits relatively dense biodiversity for an urban setting ...

, a stream in Seattle, Washington, USA

Communities

Thornton, Arkansas Thornton is a city in Calhoun County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 407 as of the 2010 census, down from 517 in 2000. It is part of the Camden, Arkansas micropolitan area. Geography Thornton is located in northern Calhoun County ...

* Thornton, California *

Thornton, Colorado Thornton is a home rule municipality located in Adams and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. The city population was 141,867, all in Adams County, at the 2020 United States census, an increase of 19.44% since the 2010 United States cen ...

* Thornton, Idaho *

Thornton, Illinois Thornton is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a south suburb of Chicago. The population was 2,386 at the 2020 census. Thornton is home to the Thornton Quarry, one of the largest quarries in the world. Geography Thornton is ...

Thornton, Iowa Thornton is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 400 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Mason City, Iowa, Mason City Mason City micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical ...

* Thornton, Kentucky *

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 ...

Thornton, New Hampshire Thornton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,708 at the 2020 census, up from 2,490 at the 2010 census. History Thornton was incorporated on July 6, 1763, and named for Doctor Matthew Thornton, a s ...

* Thornton, Pennsylvania * Thornton, Rhode Island *

Thornton, Texas Thornton is a town in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 421 at the 2020 census. Geography Thornton is located at (31.409906, –96.573594). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of ...

Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois Thornton Township is one of 29 Civil township, townships in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, its population was 157,865. Incorporated in 1850, it is located immediately south of the ...

* Thornton Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska * Thornton, Wisconsin

Companies and organizations

* Thorntons LLC, a U.S. gasoline and convenience store chain *

Thorntons Thorntons Limited is a British chocolate manufacturer owned by the Italian confectionery company, Ferrero. It was established in 1911 by William Joseph Thornton and Joseph Thornton, his father, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. When Cadbury b ...

, a UK chocolate brand * Thornton's Bookshop (aka ''Thornton's'') a university bookshop in Oxford, England *

Thornton Academy Thornton Academy (often abbreviated as TA) is a co-educational, independent boarding and day school serving grades 9–12 located in Saco, Maine. Thornton Academy also opened a full-time, private junior high school on its campus, named Thornton A ...

, a private 6-12 school in Saco, Maine, USA *

USC Thornton School of Music The USC Thornton School of Music is a private music school in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1884 only four years after the University of Southern California, the Thornton School is the oldest continually operating arts institution in Los An ...

, music school of the University of Southern California

Other uses

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

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