Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Thornton

Thornton, town and township with ry. sta., Bradford par., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles W. of Bradford - township (containing Denholme Gate), 4785 ac., pop. 9633; town, 2132 ac., pop. 6084; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Thornton shares in the industries of Bradford.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "town and township with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Bradford AP/CP       Thornton Ch/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Thornton

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