Thornton
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + tūn (“settlement”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]Thornton
- Any of several places in England and Scotland:
- A large village in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England, part of the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation (OS grid ref SD3442).
- A village in Bagworth and Thornton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4607).
- A village in Stainton and Thornton parish, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4713).
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1032).
- A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2997).
- A number of places in the United States:
- A minor city in Calhoun County, Arkansas.
- A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California.
- A city (home rule municipality) in Adams County and Weld County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Madison County, Idaho.
- A township and village therein, in Cook County, Illinois.
- A minor city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community and coal town in Letcher County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
- A township in Buffalo County, Nebraska.
- A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
- An unincorporated community in Thornbury Township, Concord Township and Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
- A neighbourhood of Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island.
- A town in Limestone County, Texas.
- A census-designated place in the town of Richmond, Shawano County, Wisconsin.
- A community of Essa township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
- A settlement in Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand. [1]
- A place in Australia:
- A suburb of the City of Maitland, New South Wales.
- A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland.
- A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, Victoria.
- A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
- An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from these places.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
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