| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 53.8983°N -0.8457°W |
| Official Name: | Thornton |
| Static Image: | Houses in Thornton East Riding of Yorkshire.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Street in Thornton |
| Population: | 138 |
| Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
| Civil Parish: | Thornton |
| Unitary England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Lieutenancy England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Constituency Westminster: | East Yorkshire |
| Post Town: | YORK |
| Postcode District: | YO42 |
| Postcode Area: | YO |
| Dial Code: | 01759 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SE759453 |
Thornton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3.5miles south-west of the town of Pocklington and 5miles north-west of the village of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. It lies just to the north of the Pocklington Canal.
According to the 2011 UK census, Thornton parish had a population of 138, exactly the same as on the 2001 UK census.
The village was historically sometimes distinguished by the suffix "in Spalding Moor".[1]
The parish church of St Michael on Main Street is designated a Grade II* listed building.
The other listed structures in the parish are Walbut Lock and Walbut Bridge on the Pocklington Canal, both of which are Grade II listed.