Thornton

Thornton is a village in the civil parish of , in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in the county of , England. It is a linear village lying along a scarp overlooking Thornton Reservoir.
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Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Village with 991 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 486 feet (148 metres)
  • …is also known as “Thornton, Leicestershire”
  • Description: village in Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Peter and South Charnwood High School.
John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a mixed secondary…
Les Golding, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2 miles northeast of Thornton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bagworth and Merry Lees.
Bjrobinson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the civil parish…
is a small settlement and industrial park…
Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the Hinckley and Bosworth… is situated 2½ miles southeast of Thornton.

Thornton

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Latitude
52.66866° or 52° 40′ 7″ north
Longitude
-1.31902° or 1° 19′ 9″ west
Open location code
9C4WMM9J+F9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 32346530
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2635975
Wiki­data ID
Q7796487

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Thornton” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Thornton, Leicestershire”
  • Irish: “Thornton”
  • Polish: “Thornton (Leicestershire)”
  • Polish: “Thornton”
  • Spanish: “Thornton”
  • Swedish: “Thornton, Leicestershire”
  • Welsh: “Thornton, Swydd Gaerlŷr”
  • Welsh: “Thornton”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Thornton Primary School and Thornton Plantation.

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