| THORNTON in CRAVEN | - Formerly in Yorkshire |
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| ~ The original Parish Boundary included Earby, Kelbrook & Harden |
INDEX TO THORNTON in CRAVEN CHURCHES, CHAPELS & BURIAL GROUNDS
| Index no Link | Establishment and Location |
| Church of England | |
| THO.CE.01 | St.Mary, Church Road, Thornton |
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| For the history of Thornton in Craven see - | |||
| Town / Index no : | Thornton - THO.CE.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 902484 |
| Name : | St.Mary the Virgin .. now part of combined Parish of Broughton, Marton & Thornton |
| Denomination : | Church of England |
| Address : | Church Road, Thornton-in-Craven, North Yorks (parish formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire) Deanery of Craven |
| Incumbent : | Rector .. Canon Nicholas Turner & Deacon Ann Turner The Rectory, Broughton, BD23 3AN |
| Telephone : | 01282 842332 |
| Parish Registers at Lancs County Record Office, listed in "Finding Folk" |
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| Parish Registers in North Yorks County Record Office at Northallerton |
| C 1566-1651, M 1566-1644, B 1566-1651, C 1683-1913, M 1683-1942, B 1683-1903, |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| Registers are being transcribed by Pendle Branch of LFH&HS & Rolls-Royce FHS 1735-1841 on IGI for Yorkshire (Phillimore Index) |
| Graveyard |
| Medium size, grass kept short by grazing sheep .. no paths and steep in parts Memorial wall by the church for Cremations |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed in ? - 262 headstones |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Barnoldswick Library; Colne Library |
| Brief History |
| 1280 Church built . . . 1851 Religious Census = Thornton Church built before 1800 note The original Parish Boundary included Earby, Kelbrook & Harden |
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