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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Thornton on the Hill like this:
Thornton on the Hill cum Baxby, township, Coxwold par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles N. of Easingwold, 1448 ac., pop. 92.
Thornton on the Hill 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 on the Hill itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thornton on the Hill, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14357
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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