THOHNTON. 31 / 



town in the wapentake of Pickering Lythe 2 miles 

 from Pickering, 9 from Malton, 16 from Scarbro,* 

 and 27 from York. 



The village stands in two parishes, Thornton 

 and Ellerburne, and contains a collective population 

 of 1282 inhabitants; viz. in the township of Thorn- 

 ton 879 and Thornton cum Farmanby, in the 

 parish of Ellerburne, 403. 



The church is a rectory dedicated to All Saints, 

 in the deanery of Ryedale, value in the kings 

 books 20, of which Richard Hill Esq., of Thorn- 

 ton is patron, the Rev. John Hill Webb A. M. re- 

 ctor, and the Rev. Richard Brown Scholefield, 

 curate. 



The Village. The ancient cross which still re- 

 mains denotes this village to have been a market 

 town 9 and its numerous population and great ex- 

 tent ; being nearly a mile from the extreme points 

 of the two main streets, of which it consists; render 

 it deserving of that distinction at the present, day. 

 It is beautifully situated at the termination of the 



Manor. u In Elreburne" (Ellerburn) from Ellera, 

 " the Eller or alder-tree with which its banks abound, 

 " and burn a rivulet " Gospatric had three exgangs of 

 ** land to be taxed.'* 



Bawdwen's Domesday, p. 21. 



Thornton and Ellerburne were sokes attached to 

 Pickering. 



The abbey of Rieralx, near Helmsley, had possessions 

 here, appears as from Burton. " Thorneton in Pickering 

 t lythe, Asketinson of Thorald de Pickering, gave a toft 

 ** here near to the mill, with six acres of land in the 

 *' same township, in Lange-waudell ; and in the super* 

 ii ior part oi florewell." 



Burton's Menasticen. p. 363. 



