In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thornton le Beans like this:

THORNTON-LE-BEANS, a township in North Otterngton parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 3¼ miles SE of Northallerton. Acres, 1,351. Real property, £2,136 Pop., 240. Houses, 59.

Thornton le Beans through time

Thornton le Beans is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thornton le Beans itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thornton le Beans, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14353

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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