Place:Thornton le Beans, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameThornton le Beans
Alt namesThornton-le-Beanssource: spelling variant
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates54.308°N 1.39°W
Located inNorth Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inYorkshire, England    
North Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
See alsoNorth Otterington, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandancient parish of which it was part
Allerton Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandwapentake in which it was located
Northallerton Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district of which the civil parish was a part 1894-1974
Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, Englanddistrict municipality in which it has been situated since 1974
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Thornton le Beans is a village and civil parish which has been since 1974 in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A168 road and 3 miles south of Northallerton.

The town's odd name is derived from the common place name 'Thornton', meaning a farm with thorn bushes. This farm had beans grown upon it. In 1534 it was called Thornton-in-Fabis, the Latin for Thornton le Beans.

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Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Thornton le Beans was located in Northallerton Rural District. Historically, it was located in the ancient parish of North Otterington in the Allerton Wapentake. Northallerton was also responsible for part of the township or was responsible for the whole township at a different time. The duplication is found in A Vision of Britain through Time, but not the reason for it. The civil parish was in the Northallerton Registration District.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Thornton-le-Beans.

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