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Thornton Curtis

Census

• The parish was in the Barton sub-district of the Glanford Brigg Registration District.
  
  
• We have a handful of 1901 census surnames in a text file. Your additions are welcome.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Abbey of St. Mary, also known as Thornton Abbey, sits just east of the village. The abbey was founded in 1139 by William le Gros, Earl of Yorkshire, and reached status of Abbey in 1148. It was seized by the crown in the Dissolution of 1541. It is now an English Heritage site.
  
  
• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Lawrence.
  
  
• The church is built of stone.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1883-4.
  
  
• A clock was added to the tower in 1901.
  
  
• The church seats about 300 people.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Lawrence church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site, taken by Debbie Shearwood.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Lawrence Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from the year 1568.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Yarborough Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1850. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Barton sub-district of the Glanford Brigg Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

This village and parish are about 5 miles southeast of Barton-upon-Humber and 4 miles south of New Holland. The parish covers over 4,900 acres and includes the hamlet of Burnham, 2 miles west of the village.

If you are planning a visit, then:

• By automobile, take the A1077 east from Barton and follow it as it turns south into Thornton Curtis, where it bisects the village.
  
  
• Visit our touring page.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 0817.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• The name Thornton is from the Old English thorn+tun, meaning "village where thorn trees grow." In the 1086 Domesday Book the name is rendered as Torentune.
  [A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991]
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the northern division of the ancient Yarborough Wapentake in the Glanford district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Glanford Brigg Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was built here in 1873 to hold 100 children. A new wing was added in 1904.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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Thank you, Alan Brigham, for your help in providing information on this parish.

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