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Thornton-le-Moors

Thornton-le-Moors
St Mary's Church, Thornton-le-Moors.jpg
St Mary's Church, Thornton-le-Moors
Thornton-le-Moors is located in Cheshire
Thornton-le-Moors
Thornton-le-Moors
Thornton-le-Moors shown within Cheshire
Population 253 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference SJ4474
Civil parish
  • Thornton-le-Moors
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTER
Postcode district CH2
Dialling code 01244
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°15′54″N 2°50′17″W / 53.265°N 2.838°W / 53.265; -2.838Coordinates: 53°15′54″N 2°50′17″W / 53.265°N 2.838°W / 53.265; -2.838

Thornton-le-Moors is a village and civil parish 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. To the north of the village is the Stanlow Refinery. To the west is the nearest town of Ellesmere Port and to the north west is the nearest village, Elton

Thornton le Moors was a township in Thornton Parish, Eddisbury Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866.

St Mary's Church, Thornton-le-Moors is a Grade I listed building. The church has recently undergone restoration.



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