Thornton Curtis

Thornton Curtis
Church of St Lawrence, Thornton Curtis
Thornton Curtis is located in Lincolnshire
Thornton Curtis
Thornton Curtis
Location within Lincolnshire
Population295 (2011)
OS grid referenceTA087179
• London155 mi (249 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townULCEBY
Postcode districtDN39
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°38′47″N 0°21′23″W / 53.646452°N 0.356438°W / 53.646452; -0.356438

Thornton Curtis is a village and civil parish in the North Lincolnshire district of Lincolnshire, England, approximately 5 miles (8 km) south-east from the town of Barton-upon-Humber. The population (including Burnham) at the 2011 census was 295.[1]

The name Thornton is from the Old English thorn+tun, meaning "village where thorn trees grow." In the 1086 Domesday Book the name is written as "Torentune". The origin of the Curtis part of the village name is unknown.

The village is served by Thornton Abbey railway station.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2016.