Thornton in Lonsdale

Thornton in Lonsdale

infobox UK place
country = England
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latitude = 54.22322
longitude = -2.43638
official_name = Thornton in Lonsdale
population =
shire_district= Craven
shire_county = North Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster =
post_town =
postcode_district =
postcode_area =
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SD716809

Thornton-in-Lonsdale is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is very close to the border with Cumbria and is a mile north of Ingleton and five miles south east of Kirkby Lonsdale. The parish is a curiosity as it straddles both North Yorkshire and Lancashire.Its main claims to fame are the Marton Arms pub and St Oswald's Church, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle married his first wife at this church in 1885. [cite news
title = Hound of the Baskervilles may have roamed Yorkshire
url = http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1301462
publisher = Yorkshire Post
date = 2006-01-04
accessdate = 2007-07-28]

References

External links

* [http://www.acny.org.uk/6786/ St Oswald's Church, Thornton in Lonsdale]


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