Thornton-le-Beans

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Thornton-le-Beans
Thornton-le-Beans (North Yorkshire)
Thornton-le-Beans

Thornton-le-Beans shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE397904
District Hambleton
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORTHALLERTON
Postcode district DL6
Dialling code 01609
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Vale of York
List of places: UKEnglandYorkshire

Coordinates: 54°18′30″N 1°23′26″W / 54.30841, -1.39047

Thornton-le-Beans is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A168 road and 3 miles south of Northallerton.

It is in the Thorntons electoral ward for district elections and the District Councillor is Bob Baker. The village is currently in the Vale of York Parliamentary Constituency and the MP is Ann McIntosh.

The village has one pub called The Crosby behind which there is a campsite. In 2007 the Pub won best Pub Grub in the Flavours of Hambleton Awards. There is a Methodist Chapel at the east end of the village and a Chapel of Ease at the west end. The Graveyard looks over the Vale of York. The Author Bill Bryson famously stated in his book Notes From a Small Island that he wants to be buried in Thornton-le-Beans.