Thornton in Craven

Thornton-in-Craven is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England.Near the medieval church to the west of the village is a holy well, dating from Saxon times and now covered by an octagonal structure erected in 1764 by the rector.Thornton-in-Craven railway station was closed when passenger trains over the Skipton to Colne route were withdrawn in 1970.[2] SELRAP are actively pursuing a re-opening of the line[3] which was given a boost in February 2018, when the transport minister, Chris Grayling, ordered a feasibility study into the reopening.The team is heavily populated by players from nearby Earby and Barnoldswick, with a few representatives from the village itself.
Holy well in St Mary the Virgin churchyard
AlmshousesNorth Yorkshire2011 censusOS grid referenceUnitary authorityCeremonial countyRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign statePost townPostcode districtDialling codePoliceAmbulanceYorkshireUK ParliamentSkipton and Riponcivil parishCravenLancashireBarnoldswickPennine WayA56 roadThornton-in-Craven railway stationSkiptonSELRAPChris GraylingBlake MorrisonUK CensusOffice for National Statistics