Thornton, Pennsylvania
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| image_caption = Thornton Village Historic District in Thornton, Pennsylvania
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| subdivision_name2 = Delaware
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| subdivision_name3 = Concord
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| postal_code = 19373
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Thornton is an unincorporated community spanning Thornbury Township, Concord Township and Middletown Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The George W. Hill Correctional Facility, located in the townships of Thornbury and Concord,{{cite web|url=http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/planning/pubs/OSRGP/Vol-III_Cover_through_Chapter1.pdf|title=Delaware County Open Space, Recreation, and Greenway Plan Volume III: County Parks and Recreation Plan|publisher=Delaware County, Pennsylvania|date=April 2015|accessdate=2018-09-26|pages=1–13 (PDF p. 31)|quote=For example, the County Prison in Thornbury and Concord Townships,[...]}} has a Thornton postal address.{{cite web|url=http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/depts/prison/prison.html|title=Delaware County Prison|publisher=Delaware County, Pennsylvania|accessdate=2018-09-26|quote=Location: 500 Cheyney Road Thornton, PA 19373}}
History
In 1750, Thornton was known as Yellow House after the Inn and tavern opened in 1750.{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database}} Note: This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H079268_01H.pdf}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thornton Village Historic District| accessdate = 2012-01-16| author = Robert J. Wise, Jr.| format = PDF| date= August 2005}}
The community includes the Thornton Village Historic District, which includes buildings dating from 1750 to 1855.{{cite web|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form|url=http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/CRGIS_Attachments/SiteResource/H079268_01H.pdf|website=www.dot7.pa.us|publisher=United States Department of the Interior|accessdate=16 July 2017}} The District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Delaware County, Pennsylvania