Population (2001) Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Friday 3:42 AM District East Lindsey | OS grid reference TF245677 Country England Post town Horncastle Shire county Lincolnshire UK parliament constituency Louth and Horncastle | |
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Thornton, or Thornton by Horncastle, is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Roughton, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1191 road, 1 mile (1.6 km) west from the A153, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-east from Horncastle town centre.
Map of Thornton, Horncastle, UK
The village is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book, with 19 households and Robert the Bursar as Lord of the Manor.
The greenstone parish church is dedicated to Saint Wilfrid and is a Grade II listed building dating from the 15th century and restored in 1890 by Ewan Christian.
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