Thornton, Lancashire

This article is about the village near Blackpool. For the village near Liverpool, in Lancashire until 1974, see Thornton, Merseyside.
Thornton
Marsh Mill, on Fleetwood Road
Thornton is located in the Borough of Wyre
Thornton
Thornton
Shown within Wyre Borough
Thornton is located in the Fylde
Thornton
Thornton
Shown on the Fylde
Thornton is located in Lancashire
Thornton
Thornton
Location within Lancashire
OS grid referenceSD339421
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTHORNTON-CLEVELEYS
Postcode districtFY5
Dialling code01253
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°52′16″N 3°00′14″W / 53.871°N 3.004°W / 53.871; -3.004

Thornton is a village in the Borough of Wyre, about 4 miles (6 km) north of Blackpool and 2 miles (3 km) south of Fleetwood.[1] The civil parish of Thornton became an urban district in 1900, and was renamed Thornton-Cleveleys in 1927. In 2011 the Thornton built-up area sub division had a population of 18,941.[2]

  1. ^ "Distance from Thornton-Cleveleys to Blackpool". Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Thornton (Wyre) Built-up area sub division (E35000137)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.