Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Thornton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Thornton, par. and township, Leicestershire, 5½ miles NE. of Market Bosworth - par., 3930 ac., pop. 1289; township, pop. 426; P.O.