Thornton
THORNTON, with Baxby, a township, in the parish of Coxwold, union of Easingwould, wapentake of Birdforth, N. riding of York, 3 miles (N. by E.) from Easingwould; containing 78 inhabitants, of whom 50 are in Thornton. It comprises 1440a. 3r. 15p., of which about 350 acres are arable, and 1090 grass; the soil is generally fertile, with a substratum of limestone.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.