Thornton-le-Beans explained

Country:England
Static Image:Village Street, Thornton le Beans.jpg
Static Image Caption:Village street, Thornton-le-Beans
Coordinates:54.3084°N -1.3905°W
Official Name:Thornton-le-Beans
Population:255
Population Ref:(including Crosby. 2011 census)
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Vale of York
Post Town:NORTHALLERTON
Postcode District:DL6
Postcode Area:DL
Dial Code:01609
Os Grid Reference:SE397904

Thornton-le-Beans is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A168 road and south of Northallerton.[1]

It is in the Thornton's electoral ward for district elections and the District Councillor is Bob Baker. The population of this electoral ward taken at the 2011 Census was 1,852. The village is currently in the Thirsk and Malton Parliamentary constituency, whose incumbent is Kevin Hollinrake.[2]

The village has one pub called The Crosby behind which there is a campsite. In 2007 the Pub won "Best Pub Grub" in the Flavours of Hambleton Awards.[3] There is a Methodist Chapel at the east end of the village and a Chapel of Ease at the west end. The graveyard looks over the Vale of York. The author Bill Bryson famously stated in his book Notes From a Small Island that he wants to be buried in Thornton-le-Beans, due to the oddness of the name.[4]

Etymology

The town's odd name is derived from the common place name 'Thornton', meaning a farm with thorn bushes. This farm had beans grown upon it.[5] In 1534 it was called Thornton-in-Fabis, the Latin for Thornton-le-Beans.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Northallerton & Thirsk . 302 . 2015. 1:25,000 . Explorer . Ordnance Survey. 9780319245545.
  2. News: Thirsk & Malton parliamentary constituency - Election 2017. 5 July 2017. BBC News. 9 June 2017.
  3. News: Toasting the best of local food and drink. 5 July 2017. Harrogate Advertiser. 12 November 2007.
  4. Book: Bryson. Bill. The complete notes; Notes from a small island.. 2009. Black Swan. London. 9780552776233. 135. 3.
  5. Book: Ekwall. Eilert. The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names. 1960. Clarendon Press. Oxford. 0-19-869103-3. 168. 4.
  6. News: 57 different varieties of a horse bean. The Northern Echo. 23 May 2012.