Thornton, Lincolnshire

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Thornton is a small hamlet south of Horncastle, Lincolnshire.

In 1179, William, Count of Aumale, le Gros, was interred within the Abbey of Thornton, Lincs., which he had founded in 1139.

[edit] References

  • Cockayne, G.E., The Complete Peerage, 1904, volume 1, p.353.

Coordinates: 53.19350° N 0.13800° W