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==Etymology==
==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..<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ekwall|first1=Eilert|title=The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names|date=1960|publisher=Clarendon Press|location=Oxford|isbn=0-19-869103-3|page=168|edition=4}}</ref> In 1534 it was called Thornton-in-Fabis, the [[Latin]] for Thornton-le-Beans.<ref>[http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2001/07/18/The+North+East+Archive/7104017.57_different_varieties_of_a_horse_bean/ Northern Echo]</ref>
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..<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ekwall|first1=Eilert|title=The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names|date=1960|publisher=Clarendon Press|location=Oxford|isbn=0-19-869103-3|page=168|edition=4}}</ref> In 1534 it was called Thornton-in-Fabis, the [[Latin]] for Thornton-le-Beans.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2001/07/18/The+North+East+Archive/7104017.57_different_varieties_of_a_horse_bean/|title=57 different varieties of a horse bean|work=The Northern Echo|accessdate=23 May 2012}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 23:28, 13 June 2018

Thornton-le-Beans
Village street, Thornton-le-Beans
Thornton-le-Beans is located in North Yorkshire
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Location within North Yorkshire
Population255 (including Crosby. 2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE397904
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTHALLERTON
Postcode districtDL6
Dialling code01609
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
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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 (4.8 km) south of Northallerton.[2]

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.[3] The village is currently in the Thirsk and Malton Parliamentary constituency, whose incumbent is Kevin Hollinrake.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

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..[7] In 1534 it was called Thornton-in-Fabis, the Latin for Thornton-le-Beans.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Thornton-le-Beans Parish (1170216944)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. ^ "302" (Map). Northallerton & Thirsk. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319245545.
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Thorntons 2011 Census Ward (1237325085)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Thirsk & Malton parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Toasting the best of local food and drink". Harrogate Advertiser. 12 November 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. ^ Bryson, Bill (2009). The complete notes ; Notes from a small island (3 ed.). London: Black Swan. p. 135. ISBN 9780552776233.
  7. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 168. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  8. ^ "57 different varieties of a horse bean". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 23 May 2012.