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

THORNTON-LE-MOOR, a township in North Otterington parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 4½ miles NW by N of Thirsk. Acres, 1,492. Real property, £2,285. Pop., 324. Houses, 77.

Thornton le Moor through time

Thornton le Moor 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 Moor itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14355

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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