Thornton

Thornton is in the L23 postcode of Liverpool and is historically a part of Lancashire.

Thornton derives from Old English. with þorn meaning ‘sharp point on a stem or branch’, which earlier meant ‘thorny tree or plant’.

-‘tun’ meaning ‘enclosure’ or ‘settlement’.

During the compilation of the Domesday Book in 1086, the settlement of Torentún was recorded. Thornton was combined with Crosby Village and Blundellsands, which came together to form the Great Crosby urban district, where it then became part of the municipal borough of Crosby in 1937.

Thornton was served by the West Lancashire Council until the formation of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in 1974. Thornton still retains a Parish Council status and thus has a historical boundary.

Thornton has two historical public houses dating back to the early 19th Century called the Nags Head and the Grapes Hotel.

Researched by Sasha Snowden-Leak