Thornton, Leicestershire

Thornton
Thornton
 Thornton shown within Leicestershire
OS grid referenceSK4607
Civil parishBagworth and Thornton
DistrictHinckley and Bosworth
Shire countyLeicestershire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Coalville
Postcode district LE67
Police Leicestershire
Fire Leicestershire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
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Coordinates: 52°40′N 1°19′W / 52.66°N 01.31°W / 52.66; -01.31

Thornton is a village in Leicestershire, England. The village is within the civil parish of Bagworth and Thornton. It is a linear village lying along a scarp overlooking Thornton Reservoir.

Merrylees Road, Thornton
photographed in July 2007

The Church of England parish church of St Peter was built in the 13th century. The church door was originally at Ulverscroft Priory. It was reported in November 2011 that the church is being split in two by subsidence.[1]

From 1832 until 1871 Thornton was served by Merry Lees railway station on the Leicester and Swannington Railway.

Thornton Reservoir has an area of 75 acres (30 ha). It is no longer used as a source of drinking water. Severn Trent Water opened it to the public in 1997. Nearby is Brown's Wood, formerly Manor Farm Woodland, which was planted in part due to the heavy metal group Iron Maiden liaising with The Carbon Neutral Company to plant enough saplings to offset the carbon dioxide generated by the production and distribution of their 2003 CD Dance of Death[2]

Notable residents

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