| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 54.515°N -1.262°W |
| Official Name: | Thornton |
| Static Image: | Maltby Road, Thornton - geograph.org.uk - 2690775.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Maltby Road, Thornton |
| Civil Parish: | Stainton and Thornton |
| Unitary England: | Middlesbrough |
| Lieutenancy England: | North Yorkshire |
| Region: | North East England |
| Post Town: | MIDDLESBROUGH |
| Postcode District: | TS8 |
| Postcode Area: | TS |
| Os Grid Reference: | NZ478135 |
Thornton is a village near Stainton in the town of Middlesbrough, in the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is in the local Stainton and Thornton ward of Middlesbrough, with a collective population of 2,300 as of 2005.