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It is in the Thorntons electoral ward for district elections and the District Councillor is Bob Baker. The population of this electoral ward taken at the 2011 Census was 1,852.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/thorntons-e05006233#sthash.uvZLnHm1.dpbs|title=Thorntons ward population 2011|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref> The village is currently in the Vale of York Parliamentary Constituency and the MP is Ann McIntosh.
It is in the Thorntons electoral ward for district elections and the District Councillor is Bob Baker. The population of this electoral ward taken at the 2011 Census was 1,852.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/thorntons-e05006233#sthash.uvZLnHm1.dpbs|title=Thorntons ward population 2011|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref> The village is currently in the Vale of York Parliamentary Constituency and the MP is Ann McIntosh.


The village has one pub called ''The Crosby'' behind which there is a campsite. In 2007 the Pub won best Pub Grub in the Flavours of Hambleton Awards. There is a Methodist Chapel at the east end of the village and a Chapel of Ease at the west end. The Graveyard looks over the Vale of York. The Author [[Bill Bryson]] famously stated in his book [[Notes From a Small Island]] that he wants to be buried in Thornton-le-Beans.
The village has one pub called ''The Crosby'' behind which there is a campsite. In 2007 the Pub won best Pub Grub in the Flavours of Hambleton Awards. There is a Methodist Chapel at the east end of the village and a Chapel of Ease at the west end. The Graveyard looks over the Vale of York. The Author [[Bill Bryson]] famously stated in his book [[Notes From a Small Island]] that he wants to be buried in Thornton-le-Beans.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bryson|first1=Bill|title=The complete notes ; Notes from a small island.|date=2009|publisher=Black Swan|location=London|isbn=9780552776233|page=135|edition=3}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==

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Thornton-le-Beans
Thornton-le-Beans is located in North Yorkshire
Thornton-le-Beans
Thornton-le-Beans
Location within North Yorkshire
Population255 (including Crosby. 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSE397904
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTHALLERTON
Postcode districtDL6
Dialling code01609
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54°18′30″N 1°23′26″W / 54.30841°N 1.39047°W / 54.30841; -1.39047

Thornton-le-Beans is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A168 road and 3 miles south of Northallerton.

Village street, Thornton-le-Beans

It is in the Thorntons electoral ward for district elections and the District Councillor is Bob Baker. The population of this electoral ward taken at the 2011 Census was 1,852.[2] The village is currently in the Vale of York Parliamentary Constituency and the MP is Ann McIntosh.

The village has one pub called The Crosby behind which there is a campsite. In 2007 the Pub won best Pub Grub in the Flavours of Hambleton Awards. There is a Methodist Chapel at the east end of the village and a Chapel of Ease at the west end. The Graveyard looks over the Vale of York. The Author Bill Bryson famously stated in his book Notes From a Small Island that he wants to be buried in Thornton-le-Beans.[3]

Etymology

The town's odd name is derived from the common place name 'Thornton', meaning a farm with thorn bushes. This farm had beans grown upon it.[4] In 1534 it was called Thornton-in-Fabis, the Latin for Thornton-le-Beans.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Thorntons ward population 2011". Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. ^ Bryson, Bill (2009). The complete notes ; Notes from a small island (3 ed.). London: Black Swan. p. 135. ISBN 9780552776233.
  4. ^ Yorkshire Place Names
  5. ^ Northern Echo