Thornton in Lonsdale
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| Thornton in Lonsdale | |
  Thornton in Lonsdale shown within North Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Craven |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
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.[1]
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