Thornton-le-Beans
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Thornton-le-Beans is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A168 road and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Northallerton.[2]
The village is currently in the Thirsk and Malton Parliamentary constituency, whose incumbent is Kevin Hollinrake.[3]
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The village has one pub called The Crosby behind which there is a campsite. In 2007 the Pub won "Best Pub Grub" in the Flavours of Hambleton Awards.
Etymology
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.[6] In 1534 it was called Thornton-in-Fabis, the Latin for Thornton-le-Beans.[7]
See also
References
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ISBN 9780319245545.
- ^ "Thirsk & Malton parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Toasting the best of local food and drink". Harrogate Advertiser. 12 November 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ISBN 9780552776233.
- OCLC 1228215388.
- ^ "57 different varieties of a horse bean". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 23 May 2012.