Thornton
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The given name Thornton originates from the Old English, means "settlement walled by strong thorn hedges" or "thorny estate dweller". [1]
May refer to:
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[edit] People
- Thornton (surname), people with the surname Thornton
[edit] Places
[edit] 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 Killene, Londonderry
- 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
[edit] United States
- Thornton, Arkansas
- Thornton, California
- Thornton, Colorado
- Thornton, Idaho
- Thornton, Illinois
- Thornton, Iowa
- Thornton, Kentucky
- Thornton, Louisiana
- Thornton, Mississippi
- Thornton, New Hampshire
- Thornton, Rhode Island
- Thornton, Texas
- Thornton Township, Illinois
- Thornton Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
- Thornton, Wisconsin
[edit] South Africa
[edit] New Zealand
[edit] Canada
[edit] Belgium
- The Thornton bank, a sandbank off the Belgian coast; the location of the Thorntonbank Wind Farm
[edit] Australia
[edit] See also
- 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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