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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thornton le Clay like this:
THORNTON-LE-CLAY, a township in Foston parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 7 miles SW of New Malton. Acres, 1,270. Real property, £1,628. Pop., 270. Houses, 60.
Thornton le Clay 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 Clay itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thornton le Clay, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14354
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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