Thornton-le-Street | |
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![]() Former public house at Thornton-le-Street | |
Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 90 (NYCC)[1] |
OS grid reference | SE413862 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | THIRSK |
Postcode district | YO7 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
Thornton-le-Street is a village and parochial and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Thornton-le-Moor and Thornton-le-Street for District purposes.[2] As the population remained less 100 at the 2011 Census details are included in the civil parish of Thornton-le-Moor.[3] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to have been 90.[1]
Thornton-le-Street is situated about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Thirsk and about 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south-east of the county town of Northallerton. The whole village is within the site of the old medieval village and designated and Ancient Monument under the terms of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.[4] It is located between the west bank of the Cod Beck and the A168 road between Thirsk and Northallerton.