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'''Thornton-le-Beans''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Hambleton District|Hambleton]] district of [[North Yorkshire]], England. It is on the [[A168 road]] and {{convert|3|mi}} south of [[Northallerton]].<ref>{{cite map|title =Northallerton & Thirsk |map = 302 |date =2015|scale =1:25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey|isbn = 9780319245545}}</ref>
'''Thornton-le-Beans''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Hambleton District]] of [[North Yorkshire]], England. It is on the [[A168 road]] and {{convert|3|mi}} south of [[Northallerton]].<ref>{{cite map|title =Northallerton & Thirsk |map = 302 |date =2015|scale =1:25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey|isbn = 9780319245545}}</ref>


It is in the Thornton's 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>{{NOMIS2011|id=1237325085|title=Thorntons 2011 Census Ward|accessdate=14 June 2018}}</ref> The village is currently in the [[Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)|Thirsk and Malton Parliamentary constituency]], whose incumbent is [[Kevin Hollinrake]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Thirsk & Malton parliamentary constituency - Election 2017|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000993|accessdate=5 July 2017|work=BBC News|date=9 June 2017}}</ref>
It is in the Thornton's 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>{{NOMIS2011|id=1237325085|title=Thorntons 2011 Census Ward|accessdate=14 June 2018}}</ref> The village is currently in the [[Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)|Thirsk and Malton Parliamentary constituency]], whose incumbent is [[Kevin Hollinrake]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Thirsk & Malton parliamentary constituency - Election 2017|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000993|accessdate=5 July 2017|work=BBC News|date=9 June 2017}}</ref>

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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]
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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 (4.8 km) south of Northallerton.[2]

It is in the Thornton's 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, due to the oddness of the name.[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.