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Thornton is a village and former civil parish, within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies 6 miles (9.7 km) to the west of the city centre of Bradford, and together with neighbouring Allerton, had a total resident population in 2001 of 15,004, increasing to 17,276 in 2011 and 18,520 in 2021. [1 ...
Thornton is a village within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies to the west of Bradford, and together with neighbouring Allerton, has total resident population of 15,004. The village is famous as the birthplace of the Brontë sisters.
Welcome to Thornton, East Yorkshire, a charming and picturesque village in-between Yorkshire’s Melbourne and Pocklington. This quaint destination is steeped in history and offers a tranquil retreat from the hustle and bustle of city life.
Oct 3, 2013 · Thornton - the real birthplace of the Brontes. St James Church. (Image: Joan Russell Photography) When Patrick Bronte preached from the pulpit at Bell Chapel, he wasn’t addressing the people of Haworth but their near neighbours in Thornton, a little over six miles to the south-east.
Thornton is a village and former civil parish, within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies 6 miles to the west of the city centre of Bradford, and together with neighbouring Allerton, had a total resident population in 2001 of 15,004, increasing to 17,276 in 2011 and 18,520 in 2021. Wikipedia.
Thornton is a village located approximately five miles to the west of Bradford. Thornton is historically associated with being the birthplace of the Brontë sisters Charlotte (1816), Emily (1818) and Anne (1820).
A short walk in a surprising Yorkshire village. Thornton, just four miles from the centre of Bradford, was once a quiet rural settlement in the Pinch Beck Valley. Today it's a labyrinth of tiny stone houses and mini tower blocks.
THORNTON, a village, a township, a chapelry, and a sub-district, in Bradford parish and district, W. R. Yorkshire. The township stands 3½ miles W of Bradford r. station; and has a post-office under Bradford, a mechanics' institute, and a fair on the first Friday of Nov.-.
Thornton, founded in 1140, was one of Britain’s richest Augustinian abbeys by the late 13th century. It has the largest and most impressive surviving monastic gatehouse in Britain, built 1377–82.
Thornton is a village and former civil parish, within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies 6 miles (9.7 km) to the west of the city centre of Bradford, and together with neighbouring Allerton, had a total resident population in 2001 of 15,004, increasing to 17,276 in 2011 and 18,520 in 2021.
