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Coordinates: 53°55′55″N 2°08′35″W / 53.932°N 2.143°W
| Thornton in Craven | |
  Thornton in Craven
Thornton in Craven shown within North Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Craven |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SKIPTON |
| Postcode district | BD23 |
| Dialling code | 01282 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Skipton and Ripon |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Thornton-in-Craven is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is very near the border with Lancashire and 1 mile north of Earby. Barnoldswick is also very nearby. The Pennine Way passes through the village, as does the busy A56 road. The village has a church, a primary school and a large retirement home, but no shops, or a pub.
Just below the medieval church to the west of the village, there is a holy well, dating from Saxon times and now covered by an octagonal structure erected in 1764 by the rector.
Thornton in Craven also had its own railway station, but was closed as part of the Beeching acts.
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