Thornton Curtis is a village and parish in the North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....

 district of Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

, England, about 5 miles (8 km) south east of the town of Barton-upon-Humber

Barton-upon-Humber

Barton-upon-Humber or Barton is a small town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary, and at the end of the Humber Bridge. It lies east of Leeds, southwest of Hull and north northeast of the county town of Lincoln...

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The name Thornton is from the Old English thorn+tun, meaning "village where thorn trees grow." In the 1086 Domesday Book

Domesday Book

Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...

 the name is rendered as Torentune. The origin of the Curtis part of the village name is unknown.

The village is served by Thornton Abbey railway station

Thornton Abbey railway station

Thornton Abbey railway station is a railway station close to the site of Thornton Abbey in North Lincolnshire, England. It was built by the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway in 1849, replacing one at Thornton Curtis. It also serves the village of Thornton Curtis and is managed by...

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Notable Buildings

Nearby is the 12th Century Thornton Abbey

Thornton Abbey

Thornton Abbey was founded as a priory in 1139 by William le Gros, the Earl of Yorkshire, and raised to the status of Abbey in 1148. It was a house for Augustinian or black canons. These priests lived a communal life under the Rule of St Augustine but also undertook pastoral duties outside of the...

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The parish church is a grade I listed building dedicated to Saint Lawrence

Saint Lawrence

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 and dating from the 12th century. It consists of a 13th century chancel

Chancel

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, a nave

Nave

In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...

, aisles, south porch and an embattled 13th century western tower with eight pinnacles and containing 5 bells. The church was restored 1884 by James Fowler

James Fowler (architect)

James Fowler JP, FRIBA, known as “Fowler of Louth”, was an English ecclesiastical architect of the Victorian Age chiefly associated with the restoration and renovation of churches....

 of Louth

Louth, Lincolnshire

Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...

 which included rebuilding the south porch, and new nave and chancel roofs. There is an 12th century square black Tournai marble

Tournai

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 font, with opposed pairs of carved animals to sides, standing on a cylindrical column with shafts to each corner on a square base.

Thornton Hall is a grade II* listed country house built between 1695 and 1700 by Sir Rowland Wynne.

There is one public house

Public house

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 in the village, the Thornton Hunt, which dates from the 18th century and is grade II listed.

Historical and Latest Population/Demographic Details

The population of Thornton Curtis remained relatively stable for the 110 years from 1850 to 1960; since 1960 a marked decline can be seen.

Population History|

Year	Population
1801	242
1811	300
1821	328
1831	362
1841	393
1851	497
1861	483
1871	478
1881	491
1891	489
1901	477
1911	452
1921	481
1931	467
1941	N/A
1951	422
1961	403
1971	336
1981	308
1991	279
2001	246

Information from the United Kingdom Census 2001

United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....

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• Number of households in the parish: 116 (50% detached houses or bungalows).
• Of the 246 residents, 117 were male and 129 female.
• Over 50% of residents fell into the 30-59 year old age categories.
• Ethnicity: 97.6% British White.
• Unemployment Rate: 2.48%.
• Household Owner/Occupier (either outright or with mortgage): 64.1%.
• Car ownership by household (at least one car per household): 88.7%.
• 33.2% of the residents held no formal qualifications.
• 8.4% of residents held Degree level or equivalent qualifications.