Thornton le Moors was a township in Thornton ancient parish, Eddisbury
hundred (SJ 4474), which became a civil parish in 1866.
It includes the hamlet of Thornton Green.
The population was 156 in 1801, 186 in 1851, 130 in 1901, and 223 in 1951.
Boundary Changes
1933 April 1 — Lost part to Ince (277 acres, pop.
0 in 1931)
1963 April 1 — Gained parts of Little Stanney
(1 hectare, pop. 0 in 1961), Stoke (near Chester) (1
hectare, pop. 0 in 1961) and Wervin (1 hectare, pop.
0 in 1961), and lost parts to Little Stanney (under 1 hectare, pop. 0 in
1961), Stoke (near Chester) (2 hectares, pop. 0 in
1961) and Wervin (1 hectare, pop. 0 in 1961)
Churches and Chapels
Thornton-le-Moors: St. Mary (Church of England).
The ancient parish church for the townshp of Thornton le Moors.
