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Thornton

/ˈθɔː(ɹ)ntən/

Thornton proper noun: a small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7535).

Proper noun

Thornton

  1. A small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7535).
  2. A large village in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England, part of the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation (OS grid ref SD3442).
  3. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7545).
  4. A village in Bagworth and Thornton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4607).
  5. A small village in Roughton parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2467).
  6. A suburban village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD3300).
  7. A hamlet in Shoreswood parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NT9547).
  8. A village in Stainton and Thornton parish, Middlesbrough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4713).
  9. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1032).
  10. A hamlet near Glamis, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3946).
  11. A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2997).
  12. A small village in Tiers Cross community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9007).
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  1. A minor city in Calhoun County, Arkansas.
  2. A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California.
  3. A city (home rule municipality) in Adams County and Weld County, Colorado.
  4. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Idaho.
  5. A township and village therein, in Cook County, Illinois.
  6. A minor city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
  7. An unincorporated community and coal town in Letcher County, Kentucky.
  8. An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
  9. A township in Buffalo County, Nebraska.
  10. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
  11. An unincorporated community in Thornbury Township, Concord Township and Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
  12. A neighbourhood of Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island.
  13. A town in Limestone County, Texas.
  14. A census-designated place in the town of Richmond, Shawano County, Wisconsin.
  15. A community in Essa township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
  16. A settlement in Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand.
  17. A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  18. A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland.
  19. A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, Victoria.
  20. A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
  21. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from these places.
  22. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Origin of Thornton

From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + tūn (“settlement”).

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Phrases with Thornton

Questions about Thornton

What does Thornton mean?
Thornton means a small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7535).
What part of speech is Thornton?
Thornton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Thornton?
Thornton is pronounced /ˈθɔː(ɹ)ntən/.

Words near Thornton in the dictionary

  1. thornshrub
  2. thornshrubs
  3. thornstone
  4. thorntail
  5. thorntails
  6. Thornton
  7. Thornton Curtis
  8. Thornton Dale
  9. Thornton Heath
  10. Thornton's rule
  11. Thornton-in-Craven

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