Thornton-le-Beans

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}

{{use British English|date=July 2017}}

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

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| static_image = Village Street, Thornton le Beans.jpg

| static_image_caption = Village street, Thornton-le-Beans

| coordinates = {{coord|54.30841|-1.39047|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Thornton-le-Beans

| population = 255

| population_ref = (including Crosby. 2011 census){{NOMIS2011|id=1170216944|title=Thornton-le-Beans Parish |accessdate=14 June 2018}}

| unitary_england = North Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster = Richmond and Northallerton

| post_town = NORTHALLERTON

| postcode_district = DL6

| postcode_area = DL

| dial_code = 01609

| os_grid_reference = SE397904

}}

Thornton-le-Beans is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A168 road and {{convert|3|mi}} south of Northallerton.{{cite map|title =Northallerton & Thirsk |map = 302 |date =2015|scale =1:25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey|isbn = 9780319245545}}

The village is currently in the Thirsk and Malton Parliamentary constituency, whose incumbent is Kevin Hollinrake.{{cite news|title=Thirsk & Malton parliamentary constituency - Election 2017|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000993|accessdate=5 July 2017|work=BBC News|date=9 June 2017}}

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The village has one pub called The Crosby behind which there is a campsite. In 2007 the Pub won "Best Pub Grub" in the Flavours of Hambleton Awards.{{cite news|title=Toasting the best of local food and drink|url=http://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/toasting-the-best-of-local-food-and-drink-1-2640835|accessdate=5 July 2017|work=Harrogate Advertiser|date=12 November 2007}} There is a Methodist Chapel at the east end of the village and a Chapel of Ease at the west end. The graveyard looks over the Vale of York. The author Bill Bryson famously stated in his book Notes From a Small Island that he wants to be buried in Thornton-le-Beans, due to the oddness of the name.{{cite book|last1=Bryson|first1=Bill|title=The complete notes; Notes from a small island.|date=2009|publisher=Black Swan|location=London|isbn=9780552776233|page=135|edition=3}}