Thornton

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/ˈθɔː(ɹ)ntən/

proper noun

A small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7535).

OriginOld English þorn →
CommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
    1. A small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7535).
    2. A large village in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England, part of the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation (OS grid ref SD3442).
    3. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7545).
    4. A village in Bagworth and Thornton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4607).
    5. A small village in Roughton parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2467).
    6. A suburban village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD3300).
    7. A hamlet in Shoreswood parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NT9547).
    8. A village in Stainton and Thornton parish, Middlesbrough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4713).
    9. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1032).
    10. A hamlet near Glamis, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3946).
    11. A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2997).
    12. A small village in Tiers Cross community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9007).
  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 Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
    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.

Origin

  1. Old Englishþorn“thorn”
  2. EnglishThornton

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

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Cite this entry
APA

Thornton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thornton

MLA

“Thornton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thornton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thornton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thornton.

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