Thornton, Middlesbrough
Thornton is a village near Stainton in the town of Middlesbrough, in the borough of Middlesbrough and the Ceremonial [counties of England|ceremonial county] of North Yorkshire, England. It is in the local Stainton and Thornton Wards of [the United Kingdom|ward] of Middlesbrough, with a collective population of 2,300 as of 2005.