{{Short description|Village and civil parish in the North Lincolnshire district of Lincolnshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=December 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox UK place | static_image_name= Thornton Curtis Churchyard - geograph.org.uk - 567741.jpg | static_image_alt= | static_image_caption = Church of St Lawrence, Thornton Curtis | country = England | official_name= Thornton Curtis | map_alt= | coordinates = {{coord|53.646452|-0.356438|display=inline,title}} | population= 295 | population_ref= (2011) | unitary_england= North Lincolnshire | lieutenancy_england = Lincolnshire | region= East Midlands | constituency_westminster= Brigg and Immingham | post_town= ULCEBY | postcode_district = DN39 | postcode_area= DN | dial_code= | os_grid_reference= TA087179 | london_distance_mi= 155<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances --> | london_direction= S }}
'''Thornton Curtis''' is a village and civil parish in the North Lincolnshire district of Lincolnshire, England, approximately {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} south-east from the town of Barton-upon-Humber. The population (including Burnham) at the 2011 census was 295.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129590&c=Thornton+Curtis&d=16&e=62&g=6382419&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1461005751125&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=18 April 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
The name ''Thornton'' is from the Old English ''thorn+tun'', meaning "village where thorn trees grow." In the 1086 ''Domesday Book'' the name is written as "Torentune". The origin of the ''Curtis'' part of the village name is unknown.
The village is served by Thornton Abbey railway station.
== Notable buildings == {{main|Thornton Abbey}} Nearby is the 12th-century Thornton Abbey and the Grade I listed Abbots Lodge, a country house built on the monastic ruins for the MP Sir Vincent Skinner.
The parish church is a Grade I listed building dedicated to Saint Lawrence and dating from the 12th century. It consists of a 13th-century chancel, a nave, aisles, south porch and an embattled 13th-century western tower with eight pinnacles and containing 5 bells. The church was restored 1884 by James Fowler of Louth which included rebuilding the south porch, and new nave and chancel roofs. There is a 12th-century square black Tournai marble font, with opposed pairs of carved animals to sides, standing on a cylindrical column with shafts to each corner on a square base.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1227786|desc=Church of Saint Lawrence, Thornton Curtis|accessdate=19 August 2011}}</ref>
Thornton Hall is a Grade II* listed country house built between 1695 and 1700 by Sir Rowland Wynne.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1103712|desc=Thornton Hall|fewer-links=x|accessdate=19 August 2011}}</ref>
There is one public house in the village, the Thornton Hunt, which dates from the 18th century and is Grade II listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1227790|desc=The Thornton Hunt Inn|fewer-links=x|accessdate=19 August 2011}}</ref> {{multiple image | align = left | direction = horizontal | header = Thornton Village | header_align = center | header_background = | width = | image1 = Thornton Hall - geograph.org.uk - 188771.jpg | width1 = 180 | caption1 = Thornton Hall | image2 = Thornton Hunt Inn - geograph.org.uk - 50298.jpg | width2 = 180 | caption2 = Thornton Hunt Inn | image3 = The Font, Church of St. Lawrence, Thornton Curtis - geograph.org.uk - 1523590.jpg | width3 = 160 | caption3 = The Tournai font, St Lawrence's Church }} {{clear left}}
== Historical and latest population/demographic details == The population of Thornton Curtis remained relatively stable for the 110 years from 1850 to 1960; since 1960 a marked decline can be seen.
{| class="wikitable" align="right" |+Population History| ! Year !! Population |- |1801 |242 |- |1811 |300 |- |1821 |328 |- |1831 |362 |- |1841 |393 |- |1851 |497 |- |1861 |483 |- |1871 |478 |- |1881 |491 |- |1891 |489 |- |1901 |477 |- |1911 |452 |- |1921 |481 |- |1931 |467 |- |1941 |N/A |- |1951 |422 |- |1961 |403 |- |1971 |336 |- |1981 |308 |- |1991 |279 |- |2001 |246 |- |2011 |295 |}
Information from the United Kingdom Census 2001:
*Number of households in the parish: 116 (50% detached houses or bungalows). *Of the 246 residents, 117 were male and 129 female. *Over 50% of residents fell into the 30- to 59-year-old age categories. *Ethnicity: 97.6% British White. *Unemployment Rate: 2.48%. *Household Owner/Occupier (either outright or with mortgage): 64.1%. *Car ownership by household (at least one car per household): 88.7%. *33.2% of the residents held no formal qualifications. *8.4% of residents held Degree level or equivalent qualifications. {{clear left}}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == *{{Commons category-inline|Thornton Curtis}} *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/ThorntonCurtis/ "Thornton Curtis"], Genuki *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060112144133/http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/Leisure/libraries/localandfamilyhistory/localstudies/localhistorypacks/ThorntonCurtis.htm North Lincolnshire Local History Site] *[http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/ED01ED9C-4E5B-4CA7-B6DE-5CEDF6B87D5D/7280/ThorntonCurtisParishProfileCensus2001.pdf 2001 Census Details for the parish of Thornton Curtis]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} *[http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=53.6457&lon=-0.3566&scale=100000&icon=x Location Map]
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Category:Villages in the Borough of North Lincolnshire Category:Civil parishes in Lincolnshire