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
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMarket Rasen
Postcode districtLN7
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

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.
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