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== Parish History == | |||
THORNTON (St. Michael), a '''parish''', in the union of Pocklington, partly in the Wilton-Beacon, but chiefly in the Holme-Beacon, division of the wapentake of Harthill, | THORNTON (St. Michael), a '''parish''', in the union of Pocklington, partly in the Wilton-Beacon, but chiefly in the Holme-Beacon, division of the wapentake of Harthill, East Riding of York, 4¼ miles SW from Pocklington. Other places in the parish include: Allerthorpe, Melbourne, Waplington, Storwood, and Storthwaite. Non-Church of England denominations identified in Thornton with Allerthorpe include: '''Primitive Methodist''' and '''Wesleyan Methodist.'''<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51337#s1 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 337-341. Adapted. Date accessed: 16 October 2013.</ref> | ||
Thornton with Allerthorpe is an '''Ancient Parish '''in the county of Yorkshire. | |||
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