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| Thornton | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 The Nags Head public house, Thornton | |
  Thornton Location within Merseyside | |
| Population | 2,200 (2021 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SD337010 |
| Civil parish |
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| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L23 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Thornton is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire and situated to the north east of Crosby, it is a residential area of semi-detached and detached housing which dates mainly from the 1930s. Many of the houses, particularly those around Edge Lane and Water Street, feature notably long gardens. The A565 Liverpool-Southport road serves the area. At the 2001 Census the population of the village and civil parish was recorded as 2,262,[1] falling to 2,139 at the Census 2011.[2]
- ^ 2001 Census: Thornton, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 21 December 2008
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 June 2015.