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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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
Photo: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Husthwaite and Coxwold.
Husthwaite
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Husthwaite is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2.5 miles north of Easingwold.
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.
Oulston
Village
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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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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