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Thornton-le-Moors

For other places with the same name, see Thornton le Moor.

Thornton-le-Moors
St Mary's Church, Thornton-le-Moors
Thornton-le-Moors is located in Cheshire
Thornton-le-Moors
Thornton-le-Moors
Location within Cheshire
Population264 (Parish, 2021)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ4474
Civil parish
  • Thornton-le-Moors
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTER
Postcode districtCH2
Dialling code01244
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°15′54″N 2°50′17″W / 53.265°N 2.838°W / 53.265; -2.838

Thornton-le-Moors is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 264. The village is 7 miles (11 km) north-east of the city of Chester. It is situated to the south of the A5117 road. To the north of the village is the Stanlow Refinery. To the west is the nearest town of Ellesmere Port and to the north-east is the village of Elton.

Governance

Village Hall

There are two tiers of local government covering Thornton-le-Moors, at parish and unitary authority level: Thornton-le-Moors Parish Council, and Cheshire West and Chester Council. The parish council meets at the village hall on Thornton Green Lane.[2]

Administrative history

Thornton-le-Moors was an ancient parish in the Eddisbury Hundred of Cheshire. The parish was subdivided into five townships, being Dunham-on-the-Hill, Elton, Hapsford, Wimbolds Trafford, and a Thornton-le-Moors township covering the village itself and adjoining countryside.[3][4] From the 17th century onwards, parishes were gradually given various civil functions under the poor laws, in addition to their original ecclesiastical functions. In some cases, including Thornton-le-Moors, the civil functions were exercised by each township separately rather than the parish as a whole. In 1866, the legal definition of 'parish' was changed to be the areas used for administering the poor laws, and so each township became a separate civil parish.[5]

The population of the township or civil parish was 156 in 1801, 186 in 1851, 130 in 1901, 223 in 1951 and 260 in 2001.[6]

Religious sites

St Mary's Church, Thornton-le-Moors is a Grade I listed building.[7] The church was restored by the Churches Conservation Trust in 2010.[8]

Transport

The nearest railway station is Ince & Elton; although Stanlow and Thornton is nearer, it is currently closed due to safety concerns with its footbridge. Ince & Elton has a minimal service.

Thornton-le-Moors is served by a regular hourly bus between Chester and Runcorn, operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Thornton-le-Moors". City Population. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Thornton-le-Moors Parish Council". Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Thornton-le-Moors Ancient Parish / Civil Parish". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  4. ^ Book of Reference to the Plan of the Parish of Thornton-le-Moors (Hundred of Eddisbury). London: Ordnance Survey. 1874. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  5. ^ Youngs, Frederic (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England: Volume II, Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. p. xv. ISBN 0861931270.
  6. ^ "Thornton le Moors". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. ^ Images of England: Church of St Mary, Thornton-le-Moors, English Heritage, retrieved 16 October 2007
  8. ^ "Protecting", Annual Review 2009–2010, Churches Conservation Trust, p. 5, 2010

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