Thornton le Moor, Lincolnshire

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

Thornton le Moor
All Saints' Church, Thornton le Moor
Thornton le Moor is located in Lincolnshire
Thornton le Moor
Thornton le Moor
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF050962
• London135 mi (217 km) S
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District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMarket Rasen
Postcode districtLN7
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Lincolnshire
53°27′09″N 0°25′09″W / 53.452418°N 0.419225°W / 53.452418; -0.419225

Thornton le Moor is a village in the civil parish of Owersby, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) south-west from the town of Caistor. In 1931 the parish had a population of 70.[1] On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Owersby.[2]

Near the village are the remains of the deserted medieval villages of Beasthorpe[3] and Cauthorpe.[4] In the Domesday Book of 1086 Thornton le Moor is written as "Torentone", consisting of eighteen households.[5]

The parish church is dedicated to All Saints and is a Grade II* listed ironstone building dating from the 11th century. It was restored 1871. There is a fragment of an 11th-century limestone cross shaft built into the back of an aumbry in the north wall of the chancel.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Thornton le Moor AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Thornton le Moor AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Beasthorpe DMV (892408)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Cauthorpe DMV (892412)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Thornton le Moor". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  6. ^ Historic England. "All Saints, Thornton le Moor (1063439)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 July 2011.