Thornton

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Thornton

  1. Any of several places in England and Scotland:
    1. A large village in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England, part of the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation (OS grid ref SD3442).
    2. A village in Bagworth and Thornton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4607).
    3. A village in Stainton and Thornton parish, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4713).
    4. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1032).
    5. A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2997).
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    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.
  3. A community in Essa township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A settlement in Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand.
  5. A place in Australia:
    1. A suburb of the City of Maitland, New South Wales.
    2. A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland.
    3. A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, Victoria.
  6. A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
  7. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from these places.
  8. A male given name transferred from the surname.

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References

  1. ^ NZ Topo Map
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