Thornton

== English == === Etymology === From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + tūn (“settlement”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθɔː(ɹ)ntən/ === Proper noun === Thornton A number of places in the United Kingdom: A small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7535). A large village in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England, part of the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation (OS grid ref SD3442). A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7545). A village in Bagworth and Thornton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4607). A small village in Roughton parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2467). A suburban village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD3300). A hamlet in Shoreswood parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NT9547). A village in Stainton and Thornton parish, Middlesbrough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4713). A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1032). A hamlet near Glamis, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3946). A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2997). A small village in Tiers Cross community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9007). 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 in Essa township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. A settlement in Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand. 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. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === List of United Kingdom locations: Thi-Thw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia