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| Thornton | |
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 Maltby Road, Thornton | |
.svg)  Thornton Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | NZ478135 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MIDDLESBROUGH |
| Postcode district | TS8 |
| Police | Cleveland |
| Fire | Cleveland |
| Ambulance | North East |
Thornton is a village near Stainton in the town of Middlesbrough, in the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is in the local Stainton and Thornton ward of Middlesbrough, with a collective population of 2,300 as of 2005.