| Official Name: | Thornton Riseborough |
| Civil Parish: | Normanby |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Coordinates: | 54.232°N -0.864°W |
| Unitary England: | North Yorkshire |
| Lieutenancy England: | North Yorkshire |
| Static Image: | Footpath off to the left - geograph.org.uk - 2241466.jpg |
Thornton Riseborough is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Normanby, in North Yorkshire, England. In 1971 the parish had a population of 18.[1] Until 1974 it was in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
The name "Thornton Riseborough" means 'Thorn-tree farm/settlement below brushwood hill'.[2] Thornton Riseborough was recorded in the Domesday Book as Tornentun/Tornitun.[3] Thornton-Risebrough was formerly a township in the parish of Normanby,[4] [5] [6] in 1866 Thornton Risebrough became a separate civil parish, in 1894 it became part of Kirkby Moorside Rural District and in 1934 it became part of Pickering Rural District.[7] In 1974 it became part of the non-metropolitan district of Ryedale and the county of North Yorkshire. On 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Normanby.[8] In 2023 the area became part of North Yorkshire district.