Thornton-le-Moors is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the unitary authority of
Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of
Cheshire, England. At the census of 2001 it had a population of 260,
reducing slightly to 253 at the 2011 census.
The village is seven miles north east of the city of
Chester. It is situated to the south of the
A5117 road
The A5117 is a road in Cheshire, England. It runs between Shotwick and Helsby and connects the A550 at Woodbank to the M56. As such it forms a northerly bypass to Chester and a shorter route between the North West and North Wales than the ...
. To the north of the village is the
Stanlow Refinery
Stanlow Refinery is an oil refinery owned by Essar Energy in Ellesmere Port, North West England. Until 2011 it was owned by Shell UK. The refinery is situated on the south bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, which is used to transport seaborne o ...
. To the west is the nearest town of
Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port ( ) is a port town in the Cheshire West and Chester borough in Cheshire, England. Ellesmere Port is on the south eastern edge of the Wirral Peninsula, north of Chester, south of Birkenhead, southwest of Runcorn and south of ...
and to the north east is the nearest village,
Elton Elton may refer to:
Places
England
* Elton, Cambridgeshire (formerly Huntingdonshire), a village
** Elton Hall, a baronial hall
* Elton, Cheshire, a village and civil parish
* Elton, County Durham, a village and civil parish
* Elton, Derbyshire ...
.
History
Thornton le Moors was a township in Thornton Parish,
Eddisbury Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866. The population was 156 in 1801, 186 in 1851, 130 in 1901, 223 in 1951 and 260 in 2001.
Religious sites
St Mary's Church, Thornton-le-Moors is a Grade I listed building.
The church was restored by the
Churches Conservation Trust
The Churches Conservation Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is to protect historic churches at risk in England. The charity cares for over 350 churches of architectural, cultural and historic significance, which have been transferred in ...
in 2010.
Transport
The nearest railway station is ; although is nearer, it is currently closed due to safety concerns with its footbridge. Ince & Elton has a minimal service.
Thornton-le-Moors is served by a regular hourly bus between Chester and
Runcorn
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port in the Borough of Halton in Cheshire, England. Its population in 2011 was 61,789. The town is in the southeast of the Liverpool City Region, with Liverpool to the northwest across the River Mersey. ...
, operated by
Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Thornton-le-Moors
References
External links
Villages in Cheshire
Civil parishes in Cheshire
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