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Population
  
253 (2011 Census)

Civil parish
  
Thornton-le-Moors

Country
  
England

Ceremonial county
  
Cheshire

UK parliament constituency
  
Ellesmere Port and Neston

OS grid reference
  
SJ4474

Region
  
North West

Dialling code
  
01244

Post town
  
Cheshire

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Unitary authority
  
Cheshire West and Chester

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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 census of 2001 it had a population of 260, reducing slightly to 253 at the 2011 census.

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Map of Thornton-le-Moors, Chester, UK

The village is seven miles 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 west is the nearest village, Elton

History

Thornton le Moors was a township in Thornton Parish, Eddisbury Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866.

Religious sites

St Mary's Church, Thornton-le-Moors is a Grade I listed building. The church has recently undergone restoration.

References

Thornton-le-Moors Wikipedia