# Thornton

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**Thornton** may refer to:

## People

- [Thornton (surname)](/source/Thornton_(surname)), people with the surname *Thornton*
- [Justice Thornton (disambiguation)](/source/Justice_Thornton_(disambiguation)), judges named "Thornton"
- [Thornton Wilder](/source/Thornton_Wilder), American playwright

## Places

### Australia

- [Thornton, New South Wales](/source/Thornton,_New_South_Wales)
- [Thornton, Queensland](/source/Thornton,_Queensland), a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region
- [Thornton, South Australia](/source/Thornton,_South_Australia), a former town
- [Thornton, Victoria](/source/Thornton,_Victoria)

### Canada

- [Thornton, Ontario](/source/Thornton,_Ontario)

### New Zealand

- [Thornton, Bay of Plenty](/source/Thornton,_Bay_of_Plenty), settlement in the Bay of Plenty
- [Thornton, Waikato](/source/Thornton,_Waikato), suburb of Hamilton
- [Thornton Bay](/source/Thornton_Bay), settlement on the Coromandel Peninsula

### South Africa

- [Thornton, Cape Town](/source/Thornton,_Cape_Town)

### United Kingdom

- [Thornton, Angus](/source/Thornton,_Angus), a [location](/source/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations:_Thi-Thw#Tho)
- [Thornton, Buckinghamshire](/source/Thornton,_Buckinghamshire)
- [Thornton, East Riding of Yorkshire](/source/Thornton,_East_Riding_of_Yorkshire)
- [Thornton, Fife](/source/Thornton,_Fife)
- [Thornton, Lancashire](/source/Thornton,_Lancashire)
- [Thornton, Leicestershire](/source/Thornton,_Leicestershire)
- [Thornton, Lincolnshire](/source/Thornton,_Lincolnshire)
- [Thornton, Merseyside](/source/Thornton,_Merseyside)
- [Thornton, Northumberland](/source/Thornton,_Northumberland), a [location](/source/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations:_Thi-Thw#Tho)
- [Thornton, Middlesbrough](/source/Thornton,_Middlesbrough), North Yorkshire
- [Thornton, Pembrokeshire](/source/Thornton,_Pembrokeshire)
- [Thornton, West Yorkshire](/source/Thornton,_West_Yorkshire)
- [Thornton Abbey](/source/Thornton_Abbey), Lincolnshire
- [Thornton Curtis](/source/Thornton_Curtis), Lincolnshire
- [Thornton Heath](/source/Thornton_Heath), London
- [Thornton Hough](/source/Thornton_Hough), Merseyside
- [Thornton in Craven](/source/Thornton_in_Craven), North Yorkshire
- [Thornton in Lonsdale](/source/Thornton_in_Lonsdale), North Yorkshire
- [Thornton-le-Beans](/source/Thornton-le-Beans), North Yorkshire
- [Thornton-le-Clay](/source/Thornton-le-Clay), North Yorkshire
- [Thornton-le-Dale](/source/Thornton-le-Dale), North Yorkshire (also simply Thornton Dale)
- [Thornton le Moor, Lincolnshire](/source/Thornton_le_Moor,_Lincolnshire)
- [Thornton-le-Moor](/source/Thornton-le-Moor), North Yorkshire
- [Thornton-le-Moors](/source/Thornton-le-Moors), Cheshire
- [Thornton-le-Street](/source/Thornton-le-Street), North Yorkshire
- [Thornton Rust](/source/Thornton_Rust), North Yorkshire
- [Thornton Steward](/source/Thornton_Steward), North Yorkshire
- [Thornton Watlass](/source/Thornton_Watlass), North Yorkshire
- [Thornton (ward)](/source/Thornton_(ward)), an electoral ward of the Lambeth London Borough Council

### United States

- [Thornton Creek](/source/Thornton_Creek), a stream in Seattle, Washington, USA

#### Communities

- [Thornton, Arkansas](/source/Thornton,_Arkansas)
- [Thornton, California](/source/Thornton,_California)
- [Thornton, Colorado](/source/Thornton,_Colorado)
- [Thornton, Idaho](/source/Thornton,_Idaho)
- [Thornton, Illinois](/source/Thornton,_Illinois)
- [Thornton, Iowa](/source/Thornton,_Iowa)
- [Thornton, Kentucky](/source/Thornton,_Kentucky)
- [Thornton, Mississippi](/source/Thornton,_Mississippi)
- [Thornton, New Hampshire](/source/Thornton,_New_Hampshire)
- [Thornton, Pennsylvania](/source/Thornton,_Pennsylvania)
- [Thornton, Rhode Island](/source/Thornton,_Rhode_Island)
- [Thornton, Texas](/source/Thornton,_Texas)
- [Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois](/source/Thornton_Township,_Cook_County,_Illinois)
- [Thornton Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska](/source/Thornton_Township,_Buffalo_County,_Nebraska)
- [Thornton, Wisconsin](/source/Thornton,_Wisconsin)

## Companies and organizations

- [Thorntons LLC](/source/Thorntons_LLC), a U.S. gasoline and convenience store chain
- [Thorntons](/source/Thorntons), a UK chocolate brand
- [Thornton's Bookshop](/source/Thornton's_Bookshop) (aka *Thornton's*) a university bookshop in Oxford, England
- [Thornton Academy](/source/Thornton_Academy), a private 6-12 school in Saco, Maine, USA
- [USC Thornton School of Music](/source/USC_Thornton_School_of_Music), music school of the University of Southern California

## Other uses

- [USS *Thornton*](/source/USS_Thornton), several United States Navy ships

## See also

- [Thornton Hibs F.C.](/source/Thornton_Hibs_F.C.), a Scottish football club
- [Thorton (disambiguation)](/source/Thorton_(disambiguation))
- [Grant Thornton (disambiguation)](/source/Grant_Thornton_(disambiguation))

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