Thornton, East Riding of Yorkshire

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.898317|-0.845721|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Thornton

| static_image = Houses in Thornton East Riding of Yorkshire.jpg

| static_image_caption = Street in Thornton

| population = 138

| population_ref = (2011 census)

| civil_parish = Thornton

| unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| constituency_westminster = Bridlington and The Wolds

| post_town = YORK

| postcode_district = YO42

| postcode_area = YO

| dial_code = 01759

| os_grid_reference = SE759453

}}

Thornton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} south-west of the town of Pocklington and {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} north-west of the village of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. It lies just to the north of the Pocklington Canal.

According to the 2011 UK census, Thornton parish had a population of 138,{{NOMIS2011

| id = 1170211275

| title = Thornton Parish

| accessdate = 26 February 2018}} exactly the same as on the 2001 UK census.{{NOMIS2001

| id = 00FB146

| title = Thornton Parish

| accessdate = 3 March 2020

}}

The village was historically sometimes distinguished by the suffix "in Spalding Moor".{{cite web |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/east/vol3/pp179-190 |title=Parishes: Thornton |editor-first=K. J.|editor-last=Allison |publisher=Institute of Historical Research |date=1976 |work=Victoria County History. A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 3 |accessdate=2 May 2020}}

File:St Michaels Church Thornton.jpg

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The parish church of St Michael on Main Street is designated a Grade II* listed building.{{NHLE|num=1346434|desc=Church of St Michael|accessdate=10 March 2013}}

The other listed structures in the parish are Walbut Lock and Walbut Bridge on the Pocklington Canal, both of which are Grade II listed.{{NHLE|num=1083859|desc=Pocklington Canal Walbut Lock|accessdate=25 February 2017}}{{NHLE|num=1309793|desc=Pocklington Canal Walbut Bridge|accessdate=25 February 2017}}