Thornton

Thornton originates from the old British for a (usually defendable) settlement walled by strong thorn hedges hence Thorn - Ton (Toun or Town) and can refer to:

Places

Australia

• Thornton, New South Wales
• Thornton, Victoria

Belgium

• The Thornton bank, a sandbank off the Belgian coast; the location of the Thorntonbank Wind Farm

Canada

• Thornton, Ontario

New Zealand

• Thornton, New Zealand

South Africa

• Thornton, Cape Town

United Kingdom

• Thornton, Angus
• Thornton, Buckinghamshire
• Thornton, East Riding of Yorkshire
• Thornton, Fife
• Thornton, Lancashire
• Thornton, Leicestershire
• Thornton, Lincolnshire
• Thornton, Merseyside
• Thornton, Middlesbrough
• Thornton, Northumberland
• 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, North Yorkshire
• Thornton-le-Clay, North Yorkshire
• Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire (also simply Thornton Dale)
• Thornton-le-Fylde, Lancashire
• Thornton le Moor, Lincolnshire
• Thornton-le-Moor, North Yorkshire
• Thornton-le-Moors, Cheshire
• Thornton-le-Street, North Yorkshire
• Thornton Park, Northumberland
• Thornton Rust, North Yorkshire
• Thornton Steward, North Yorkshire
• Thornton Watlass, North Yorkshire

United States

• Thornton, Arkansas
• Thornton, California
• Thornton, Colorado
• Thornton, Illinois
• Thornton, Iowa
• Thornton, Kentucky
• Thornton, Louisiana
• Thornton, Mississippi
• Thornton, New Hampshire
• Thornton, Rhode Island
• Thornton, Texas
• Thornton Township, Illinois
• Thornton, Wisconsin

People

• Thornton (surname), people with the surname Thornton

Miscellaneous

• Thornton Hibs F.C., a Scottish football club
• Thornton Creek, a stream in Seattle, Washington, USA
• USS Thornton, several United States Navy ships
• Thornton Academy, a private 6-12 school in Saco, Maine, USA

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