Thornton-le-Clay
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
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{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image_name = Thornton le Clay village.jpg
| static_image_caption = Thornton-le-Clay
| coordinates = {{coord|54.07741|-0.95417|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Thornton-le-Clay
| population = 209
| population_ref = (2011 census)
| unitary_england = North Yorkshire
| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton
| post_town = YORK
| postcode_district = YO60
| postcode_area = YO
| dial_code =
| os_grid_reference = SE685651
}}
Thornton-le-Clay is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about {{convert|8|mi}} north-east of York.
History
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Torentune in the Bulford hundred. There are three references in total. The first as being part of Fostun manor; secondly as part of Bulmer manor and lastly as part of the Bolesforde Wapentac.{{OpenDomesday|SE6865|thornton-le-clay|Thornton-le-Clay|accessdate=23 December 2012}} The etymology of the name is Old English and means settlement enclosed by thorn bushes.{{cite web|url=http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/thornton|title=Etymology 1|accessdate=23 December 2012}} The suffix relates to the nature of the soil in the surrounding area.{{cite web|url=http://foston-thorntonleclay.ryedaleconnect.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Foston_Thornton_le_Clay_Parish_Plan.pdf|title=Etymology 2|accessdate=23 December 2012}}
Governance
The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It is within the Hovingham & Sheriff Hutton electoral division of North Yorkshire Council.{{cite web | url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/open-data-support | title=OpenData support | OS Tools & Support }} From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale.
Geography
According to the 2001 UK Census the population is 187. Of these, 157 were over sixteen years of age and 96 of them were in employment. There were 83 dwellings, of which 48 were detached.{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=7&b=798162&c=Thornton-le-Clay&d=16&g=476626&i=1001x1003&m=0&r=1&s=1356302414319&enc=1&domainId=15|title=2001 UK Census|accessdate=23 December 2012|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} The 2011 Census showed a population of 209.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129598&c=YO60+6RL&d=16&e=62&g=6455101&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1439461600736&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=13 August 2015|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} Foston Primary School, built in 1844 but much improved and extended, is located on the outskirts of the village.{{cite web|url=http://www.foston.n-yorks.sch.uk/home/find-us/|title=School|accessdate=23 December 2012}}
The nearest settlements are Foston, North Yorkshire {{convert|0.7|mi}} to the east; Bulmer, North Yorkshire {{convert|1.8|mi}} to the north-east; Flaxton, North Yorkshire {{convert|1.6|mi}} to the south and West Lilling {{convert|2.1|mi}} to the west.
Religion
File:Methodist chapel, Thornton le Clay - geograph.org.uk - 1708837.jpg
A Wesleyan Chapel was built in the village in 1822 and a Primitive Methodist Chapel was built in 1858.
{{cite book|title=Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890 |page=707|year=2002|origyear=1890 |publisher= S&N Publishing|isbn= 1-86150-299-0}} The Wesleyan Chapel is still in use.{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkmethodist.org.uk/locations/thornton-le-clay-methodist-church/|title=Methodist Chapel|accessdate=23 December 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316003913/http://www.yorkmethodist.org.uk/locations/thornton-le-clay-methodist-church/|archivedate=16 March 2013|df=dmy-all}}
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Notable residents
The Rev Sydney Smith, rector of nearby Foston, lived at Thornton in the rectory which he is thought to have designed.{{cite web|url=https://democracy.ryedale.gov.uk/documents/s13165/FostonThorntonleClayParishPlan.pdf|title=Foston & Thornton-le-Clay Parish Plan 2009|year=2009|publisher=Ryedale District Council|page=7|accessdate=16 January 2018}}
References
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