Thornton-on-the-Hill

Thornton-on-the-Hill is a small dispersed village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, about two miles to the north of Easingwold.

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Type: Locality with 27 residents
Description: village in North Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Thornton-on-the-Hill, North Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Nicholas’ Church, Husthwaite and Crayke Castle.

St Nicholas’ Church, Husthwaite

Church

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St Nicholas' Church is an Anglican church in Husthwaite, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 12th century, from which period the nave and chancel survive.

Crayke Castle

Archaeological site

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Crayke Castle is a Grade I listed 15th-century castle in Crayke, North Yorkshire, England. The castle consists of a restored 15th-century four-storey tower house with attached outbuildings to the rear and a separate ruined 15th-century tower, the "New Tower". Crayke Castle is situated 2½ miles southeast of Thornton-on-the-Hill.

Shandy Hall

Museum

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Shandy Hall is a writer's house museum in the former home of the Rev. Laurence Sterne in Coxwold, North Yorkshire, England. Sterne lived there from 1760 to 1768 as perpetual curate of Coxwold. Shandy Hall is situated 2½ miles north of Thornton-on-the-Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coxwold and Husthwaite.

Coxwold

Village

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coxwold is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, in the North York Moors National Park. It is 18 miles north of York and is where the Rev. Laurence Sterne wrote A Sentimental Journey. Coxwold is situated 2 miles north of Thornton-on-the-Hill.

Husthwaite

Village

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Husthwaite is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2.5 miles north of Easingwold.

Oulston

Village

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Oulston is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies about 3 miles north-east of Easingwold. Remains of a Roman villa have been found in the area. The village is within the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty…

Thornton-on-the-Hill

Categories: village and civil parish
Location: Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.1552° or 54° 9′ 19″ north

Longitude

-1.1827° or 1° 10′ 58″ west

Population

Elevation

305 feet (93 metres)

Open location code

9C6W5R48+3W

GeoNames ID

7291534

Wikidata ID

Q590749

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Thornton-on-the-Hill” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Thornton-on-the-Hill”
Dutch: “Thornton-on-the-Hill”
French: “Thornton-on-the-Hill”
Irish: “Thornton-on-the-Hill”
Ladin: “Thornton-on-the-Hill”
Persian: “تورنتون آن د هیل”
Polish: “Thornton-on-the-Hill”
Swedish: “Thornton-on-the-Hill”
Turkish: “Thornton-on-the-Hill”
“Thornton-on-the-Hill”

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