Thornton, Buckinghamshire
Thornton | |
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Thornton Thornton shown within Buckinghamshire | |
Population | 194 (2011 Census including Foscott)[1] |
OS grid reference | SP7536 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Milton Keynes |
Postcode district | MK17 |
Dialling code | 01280 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Buckinghamshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
EU Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | |
Thornton is a village and civil parish on the River Great Ouse about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-east of Buckingham in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire.
The toponym is derived from the Old English for "thorn tree by a farm". The Domesday Book of 1086 records the village as Ternitone.[2]
The earliest record of the Church of England Church of Saint Michael and All Angels dates from 1219.[2] The present building is 14th-century, but was dramatically restored between 1770 and 1800[2] and largely rebuilt by the Gothic Revival architect John Tarring in 1850.[3] The restorers retained mediaeval features including the 14th-century belltower, chancel arch and clerestory and 15th century clerestory windows.[2]
The Tudor Revival Thornton Hall (now Thornton College) was also built to John Tarring's designs in 1850.[3] It incorporates parts of a medieval house modernised in the 18th century.[3] The manor was home to Richard Cavendish (1794–1876)[4][5]
Thornton College
Thornton College, an independent day and boarding school for girls, occupies the former Manor House Thornton Hall. The school educates girls aged 4 – 20 and has a nursery for boys and girls aged 2½ to 8. Since the Sisters of Jesus and Mary (a Catholic religious order), purchased the site in 1817, there have been a significant number of new developments at the school, most recently an award-winning Science and Prep Classroom wing (AVDC Outstanding Design Award). A new Sixth Form department opened in 2016. The school now has over 600 pupils.[6]
References
- ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 3 February 2013
- 1 2 3 4 Page, 1927, pages 243-249
- 1 2 3 Pevsner, 1973, page 268
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=p9VUAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA313
- ↑ Blain, Rev. Michael (2007). The Canterbury Association (1848–1852): A Study of Its Members’ Connections (PDF). Christchurch: Project Canterbury. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ↑ History of Thornton – Thornton College
Sources
- Page, William, ed. (1927). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 4. pp. 243–249. , available online at http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62576
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1973) [1960]. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 268. ISBN 0-14-071019-1.
External links
- Thornton, Buckinghamshire at UK Genealogy Archive
- Thorton College boarding school official website
- Thornton Parish and College at Wolverton & District Archaeological & Historical Society