Thornton-le-Moors
St Mary's Church, Thornton-le-Moors
Thornton-le-Moors Location within Cheshire
Population	264 (2021 Census)
OS grid reference	SJ4474
Civil parish	Thornton-le-Moors
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTER
Postcode district	CH2
Dialling code	01244
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Ellesmere Port and Neston
List of places UK England Cheshire 53°15′54″N 2°50′17″W / 53.265°N 2.838°W / 53.265; -2.838

Thornton-le-Moors is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. At the census of 2001 it had a population of 260,^[1] reducing slightly to 253 at the 2011 census.^[2]

The village is seven miles north east of the city of Chester. It is situated to the south of the A5117 road. To the north of the village is the Stanlow Refinery. To the west is the nearest town of Ellesmere Port and to the north east is the nearest village, Elton.

History

Thornton le Moors was a township in Thornton Parish, Eddisbury Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866. The population was 156 in 1801, 186 in 1851, 130 in 1901, 223 in 1951 and 260 in 2001.^[3]

Religious sites

St Mary's Church, Thornton-le-Moors is a Grade I listed building.^[4] The church was restored by the Churches Conservation Trust in 2010.^[5]

Transport

The nearest railway station is Ince & Elton; although Stanlow and Thornton is nearer, it is currently closed due to safety concerns with its footbridge. Ince & Elton has a minimal service.

Thornton-le-Moors is served by a regular hourly bus between Chester and Runcorn, operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire.