Thornton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bradford
Historical Forms
- Torentune, Torenton(e) 1086 DB
- thorrentona c.1150 Crawf
- Thorenton 1276 RH
- Tornetun, Tornetona Hy2 Calv 1240–6 Pont
- Tornton' 1243 Fees
- Thornetun, Thorneton(a) 1190–1220 YCh 1239–49 Kirkst c.1246 Calv Ed1 BM 1379 PT
- Thorneton in Braddefordale 1394 Calv
- Thornton 1300 Ch 1303 KF 1316 Vill 1338 FF 1526 FF
- Thornton in Bradford Dale 1595 Yorkeii,1
Etymology
'Farmstead amongst the thorn-trees' or possibly 'enclosure made of thorns', v. þorn , tūn , and Bradford Dale 2supra . The earlier variant spellings Toren -, Torne - arise by AN influence.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Allerton
- Bentley
- Boldshay
- Bolton
- East Bowling and West Bowling
- Chellow
- Crossley Hall
- Frizinghall
- Girlington
- Heaton
- Great Horton
- Little Horton
- Legrams Lane
- Manningham
- Newhall
- Rooley
- Scholemoor
- Silbridge
- Thornbury
- Whetley Hill
- Cocking Lane Fm
- Apperley Bridge
- Undercliffe
- Trap Sike
- Windhill
- Wrose
- Old Snap
- Alderscholes
- Headley
- Kipping Lane
- Leventhorp
- Norr, Norr Hill
Other OS name
- Aldersley
- Allen Croft
- Allerton Hall, Allerton Lanes
- Alston Lodge
- Ashfield Place
- Ashton Ho
- Ashwell Fm
- Bailey Fold
- Bankfield
- Bank Top Ho
- Barkerend
- Beck Side
- Beldon Hill
- Birks
- Birks Hall, Birks Ho
- Boggart Wood
- The Boggs
- Bolton Grange, Hall, & Ho
- Bolton Outlanes
- Bolton Royd
- Bowling Dike
- East Bowling
- Bowling Hall
- Bowling Old Lane
- Bowling Park
- Bracken Hill
- Bradford Beck
- Bradford Moor
- Brown Royd
- Bull Greave Wood
- Bull Royd Lane
- Bunkers Hill
- Burnett Field
- Cambuslang
- Carr Bottom, Carr Syke
- Chapel Green
- Chellow Dean
- Chellow Grange
- Chellow Heights
- Cliff Dike, Cliff Wood (Heaton)
- Cliffe Mill (Horton)
- Cliff Wood (Bolton)
- Clock Ho
- Cold Harbour
- Copy Field
- Cote Lane
- Croft Ho
- Croft Nook
- Crow Nest
- Crow Trees
- Cutler Heights
- Daisy Bank
- Daisy Hill
- Dean Ho
- Delf Hill
- Denby
- Dirk Hill
- Dross Hill
- Dudley Hill
- Dumb Mill Place
- Ellercroft
- Emm Lane
- Fairweather Green
- Field Head
- Field Ho
- Firth Carr
- Four Lane Ends
- Gaisby Hall
- Galloway Lane
- Goose Hill
- Grange Field
- Green Bank
- Green Fold
- Green Side
- Harrop Edge
- Haycliffe Hill
- Hazel Bank
- Hazel Hurst Lane
- Heap Lane
- Heaton Hall
- Heaton Moor
- Heaton Royd
- Heaton Shay
- Hedge Side Fm
- Heights Lane
- Hewclues Fm
- High Ash
- Highfield
- High Park
- Hill Cliff
- Hill End
- Hill Royd
- Hill Top
- Hodgson's Fold
- Hollin Close
- Hollingwood Lane
- Holly Bank
- Holme Top
- Horton Bank (Top)
- Horton Grange
- Horton Green
- Hunt Yard
- King Fold Fm
- Lady Royd (Hall)
- Lady Well Mill
- Laisterdyke
- Lane Side
- Leylands
- Lidget Green
- Lilycroft Rd
- Lister Hills
- Lister Park
- Longside Lane
- Low Fold
- Low Green
- Lums Lane
- Manningham Lane
- Manningham Thorpe
- Manville Terrace
- Marsden Fold
- Miln Houses
- Miry Pond
- Miryshay
- Moorhouse (Moor)
- Moorside
- Nailor Rough
- Newland Ho
- Norlands
- North Hall
- North Park
- Nurser Lane
- The Oaks
- Old Cote Fm
- Old Hall
- Oswald Thorpe
- Paddock
- Paradise Green
- Park Side
- Peat Dykes
- Peel Park
- Pennyoaks Hill
- Pickles Hill
- Pikeley
- Pitty Beck
- Plantation Hall
- Prune Park
- Pyche Nook
- Rape Fields
- Ripleyville
- Rock Bank
- The Roughs
- Royds Cliff Wood
- Rushton Ho
- Sam's Mill
- Sandal
- Scarr Hall, Scarr Hill
- Shaw Wood
- Shay Fm, Shay Ho
- Shearbridge
- Shuttleworth Hall
- Silver Hill
- Smiddles
- Smithfield Ho
- Smith Lane
- Snape Fm
- Spinkwell Quarry
- Spring Field
- Spring Hall
- Spring Head
- Squire Lane
- Stanacre
- Staygate
- Stephen Fold
- Sticker Lane
- Stoker Ho
- Stone Bridge Mire
- Stoney Ridge
- Stream Head
- Street Gap
- Summerseat Place
- Sunfield
- Swain Ho, Swain Royd
- Swan Hill
- Sydale
- Tanner Hill
- Tewit Hill
- Thiefscore Bridge
- Thornfield
- Throstle Nest
- Toller Hill
- Toller Lane
- Town Hill St
- Under the Hill
- Upper Croft
- Upper Green
- Waterside Rd
- Watty Hall
- Weather Royds
- Well Field, Well Springs
- Well Wood
- West Bank
- West Brook Place
- Westcroft Rd
- Westfield
- West Field Ho
- West Gate
- West House Fm
- Whinny Hill
- White Ho
- Windmill Hill
- Wood Lane Ho
- Yew Tree
- Bailey Stile
- Beck Mill
- Bell Wood
- Black Hill
- Black Shaw Beck
- Bobby Green
- Breaks
- Bridle Stile
- Broad Folds
- Brook Lane
- Broomfield
- Brow Top
- Calder Banks
- Carter Ho
- Clayton Beck
- Clayton Edge
- Clayton Heights
- Cresswell Ho
- Dale Fold
- Dan Lane
- Deep Lane
- Falls Fm
- Fall Top
- Ferncliffe Ho
- The Grange
- Greenland
- Hanging Falls
- Highgate Rd
- Hole Bottom
- Holt's Lane
- Jockey Hall
- Knowl Ho
- Land Ho
- Lane End
- Lanes
- Langberries
- Lidget Bridge, Upper Lidget
- Low Fold
- Low Ho
- Middle Brook
- Nab End
- New House Lane
- North House Fm
- Oakleigh
- Old Dolphin
- Old Gill Fm
- Pasture Lane, Pasture Side
- Penny Hill
- Pinnacle
- Pollit Fm
- Quarry Ho
- Riva Syke
- Sheep Hill
- Smithy
- Springfield Ho
- Stocks Hall
- Stocks Lane Bottom
- Sun Wood
- Thornlea
- Town End
- Upper Syke
- Westwood
- White Acres
- Willow Hall
- Yews Green
- Ash Tree Fm
- Ben Fold
- Birk Hill
- Black Edge
- Blue Hill
- Booth Ho
- Bracken Hall
- Bradshaw Head
- Brearley Ho
- Broad Stone
- The Brow
- Buck Park
- Carperley Beck
- Carr Ho
- Cragg Lane
- Cripple Croft
- Denholme Edge
- Denholme Gate
- Denholme Ho
- Doctor's Bridge
- Doe Park
- Dole
- Elder Ho
- Field Head Ho
- Foreside
- Grumbling Hall
- Heath Royd
- Hill Top
- Hole Beck
- Hollin Hall
- Ing Top
- Lane Bottom, Lane Top
- Law Fm
- Long Causeway
- Long Ho
- Meal Bridge
- Morton (End)
- Myrtle Grove
- Newland
- Park Wood
- Peat Holes
- Sand Beds
- Sentry Hill
- Shaw Clough
- Slippershaw Fm
- Spring Row
- Spring Hall
- Stocks Ho
- Stubden
- Sunny Royd
- Sun Side
- Thornton Moor
- Trough Bottom
- Well Heads
- Whalley Lane
- Wheel Race
- Whinny Hill
- White Hall
- White Shaw
- Wood Nook
- Acre Ho
- Ashfield Ho
- Averingcliffe
- Bank (Top)
- Blakehill Ho
- Brent Wood
- Brookfield
- Brook Ho
- Carr Beck, Carr Bottom
- Dyehouse Fold
- Ellenthorpe Ho
- Fagley
- Friar Head
- Gatehouse Fm
- Green Gates
- Green Lane
- Haigh Beck, Haigh Fold
- Hall Royd
- Highcliffe Ho
- Highfield Place
- Holybrook Ho
- Holy Well
- Intake Rd
- Lands Lane
- Little Halls
- Low Rein
- Moorside Fm
- Moorwell Place
- Norman Lane
- Oak Lee Mill
- Old Mill
- The Park
- Radfield Quarry
- Rockwell Lane
- Seven Oaks Ho
- Stanhope Rein
- Stock Hill Fold
- Stone Hall
- Throstle Nest
- Tunwell Mills
- Westfield Ho
- Acre Lane
- Balcony
- Barcroft
- Black Dike
- Black Leech
- Bocking
- Bolsterstone
- Bridgehouse
- Brigstone
- Brow Moor
- Butt Lane
- Cliffe Hill
- Clough Hole
- Cook Gate
- Crag Quarries
- Crumber Hill
- Dale Moor
- Dike
- Dimples
- Enfield Side
- Enshaw Knoll
- Fosse Intake
- Greenfield
- Greenhead
- Harbour Hole, Harbour Hill, Harbour Slack
- Hardgate Lane
- Hawk Cliff
- Haworth Brow
- Haworth Moor
- The Heys
- Hill Top
- Hole
- Holling Field
- Hollings
- Hollins
- Hollow Height
- Holmes Intake
- Intake
- Ivy Bank
- Jos Hill
- Law Hill
- Lees
- Longlands
- Lord Bridge, Lord Lane
- Lumb Beck
- Mill Hey
- Mill Hill
- Moor End
- Mytholmes
- Naylor Hill
- North St
- Oldfield
- Old Hall
- Penistone Hill
- Pierce Close
- Round Hill
- Rushbed Top
- Sand Delf Hill
- The Slack
- Southlands
- Sowdens
- Spa Hill
- Stairs Brink
- Stoop Hill
- Stump Cross
- Sugden End
- Wether Hill
- Wicking Crag
- Withins Flat
- Woodlands
- Aberdeen
- Armshaw Lowe
- Bank (Nook)
- Bentley Hey
- Bents
- North Birks, South Birks
- Black Moor
- Bodkin, Bodkin Bridge, Bodkin Top
- Bond Clough
- Booth Delph
- Box Hall
- Brooks Meeting Bridge
- Buck Bean
- Bull Hill
- Buttergate Sike
- Cobling
- Cock Hall
- Cold Well
- Cote Fm
- Crock Ho
- The Cross
- Crossley Bridge
- Crumack
- Cuckoo Park
- Deep Dike
- Deep Nitch
- Delf Hill
- Dike Nook
- Doll
- Dunkirk Beck
- Elm Laith
- Far Fold, High Fold, Lower Fold
- Fernhill
- Field Head
- Flat Stack
- Foster Dike
- The Gate
- Great Clough
- Great Grough Hole
- Green Holes
- Grey Stone
- Grinding Stone Hole
- Hambleton Top
- Hanging Gate
- Harden Clough
- Hard Nese
- Hawking Stone
- Hawksbridge
- Hayley
- Height
- Hey Bottom
- Heys Fm
- High Binns
- Hill Ho
- Hill Top
- Holden Lane
- Holme Mill
- Hoyle Syke
- Intake End
- Isle
- Knoll Bottom
- Leeming, Leeming Water
- Leeshaw
- Leeshaw Water
- Long Dike
- Long Ridging
- Lower Town
- Manorlands
- Marsh, Marsh End
- Marshlands
- Moor Ho, Moor Side
- Mould Greave
- Nab, Nab Hill, Nab Water
- Nan Scar
- Newfield Quarry
- North Ives
- Old Cote
- Oxenhope Moor
- Paul Clough
- Penny Poll
- Pickles Rough
- Pinfold Ho
- Pinhill End
- Rag (Clough)
- Royd Ho
- Sawood
- Scar Top
- Shady Bank
- Shaw
- Shay Green
- Sike Mill
- Slack Fm
- Smithy Ho
- Springfield Ho
- Stairs Bottom, Stairs Hill, Stairs Hole
- Stake Hill
- Stones
- Summerfield
- Sun Hill
- Sunny Bank
- Tansy End
- Upper Marsh
- Upper Town
- The Waste
- West Croft Head
- West Field
- West Shaw
- Whinknowle
- Whinny Hill
- White Hill
- White Moor
- White Shaw
- Wildgreave Head
- Windle Ho
- Woodcock Hall
- Woodhouse Gate
- Yeoman Hill, Yeoman Stoop
- High Ash, Low Ash
- Brooklands
- Busy Lane
- Carr Mires Beck
- Catstones
- Cliff Fm
- Copy Fm
- Cottingley Grange
- Crag End
- Crow Gill Park
- Dungeon Wood
- Fern Hill
- Gaisby
- Green Ho
- Hard Ing Wood
- High Bank
- Hirst Wood
- Hollin Hall
- Horse Copy Wood
- Idle Hill
- Jane Mills
- Moor Head
- Moor Ho
- Mossman Fields
- Nab Wood
- New Close
- New Laithe Fm
- Noon Nick
- Northcliff Wood
- Oak Bank Fm
- Old Hall
- Old Spring Wood
- Owlet Hall
- Shipley Bridge
- Pudding Hall
- Saltaire
- Shipley Fields
- Shipley Grange
- Shipley High Moor
- Stair Foot
- Staveley Grange
- Thornhill Ho
- Westfield Fm
- White House Fm
- Windhill Crag
- Wood Bottom, Wood End, Wood Top
- Wrose Brow
- Wrose Hill
- Alcomden Stones
- Benty Hole
- Birch Brink
- Bottoms
- Bracken Hill
- Buckley
- Bully Trees
- Churn Hole
- Cold Knoll
- Cony Garth
- Crow Hill
- Cuckoo Stone
- Dean Side
- Delf Hill
- Duck Dam
- Flaight Hill
- Forks Ho
- Goaten Hill
- Green Hole
- Griff Mill
- The Grough of Crow Hill
- The Height
- Hill End
- Hob Hall, Hob Lane
- Hollings Wood
- Jarnel
- Kirk Brink
- Lad or Scar on Crow Hill
- Lumbfoot
- Master Stones
- Middle Moor
- Milking Hill
- Pike Stone
- Ponden
- Ponden Clough
- Ponden Kirk
- Ponden Slack
- Raven Rock
- Redmires
- Ridge Green
- Robin Hood Well
- Royds Hall
- Rush Isles
- Sandy Hill
- Scar Hill
- Silver Hill
- Far Slack, Lower Slack
- Sladen Beck, Sladen Bridge
- Smith Bank
- South Dean
- Stanbury Moor
- Withins (Height)
- Whitestone
- Allen Park Fm
- Ashfield Ho
- Bell Dean
- Black Carr
- Black Dyke Lane
- Bottomley Holes
- Bricks
- Broom Hill
- Carr Ho
- Chat Hill
- Clews Moor
- Cliffe Lane
- Clough Ho
- Cote Gap
- Cragg Lane
- Dole Mill
- Dye Royd
- Egypt
- Fall Bottom
- Gill Lane
- Grandage Gate
- Green Clough
- Green Head Fm
- The Half Acre
- Hazel Crook End
- High Birks
- Hill Top
- Hirst Fields
- Hobb End
- Hoyle Ing
- The Intakes
- Keelham Hall
- Law Hill
- Leventhorp Hall
- Little Hill
- Low Fold Fm
- Low Town
- Malt Kiln
- Marley Ho
- Mavis
- Mitchell Hall
- Moorcock Fm
- Moor Royd Ho
- Mountain
- Nettle Hole
- New Pit
- New Houses
- North Cliffe
- Ox Heys
- Pinch Beck
- Pitty Beck
- Raggalds
- The Roughs
- Salt Pie
- Sapgate Lane
- School Green
- The Shay
- Small Tail Fm
- Spring Holes
- Squirrel (Hill)
- Storr Heights, Storrs
- Tewitt
- Thorngate
- Thornton Hall
- Thornton Heights
- Top o' the Row
- Throstle Nest
- Trash Hall
- Travis Ho
- Westfield Ho
- West Scholes
- Wilcock Royd
- Worlds End
- Yew Tree
- Allen Ho
- Bank Top, Bank Bottom
- Bents
- Birchen Lee
- Birket Hill
- Birkshead Fm
- Black Hills
- Black Moor
- Bob Lane
- Coldwell
- Coplowe Hill, Coplowe Hall
- Crack Ho
- Crag Wood
- Craps Hall
- Doll Lane
- Dye Ho
- Field Ho
- Firth Lane
- Flappit Spring
- Flush
- Gleid Hill
- Goitstock
- Goose Hall
- The Grange
- Greenwood Ho
- Hallas Cote, Hallas Hall
- Hare Croft
- Harrop
- Hewenden
- High Cotes
- Honey Pot
- Intake
- Ive Stones
- Kingscliffe
- Lee Fm
- Lingbob
- Ludgin Hall
- Manywells
- Mill Lane
- Moat Hill
- Moorside
- Mytholme
- Nab Lane
- New Holland
- The Nook
- North Wood
- Pellon Wood
- Pie Bank
- Pudding Hill
- Ridge Wood
- Ripon Ho
- Rough Stoors
- Royd Mills
- Ruin Bank
- Salter Royd
- Sand Beds
- Shaygate
- Sough Dike
- Tan Ho
- Well Ho
- Wilsden Beck
- Wilsden Hill
- Brow Side, Brow Wood