Thornton Steward
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  Thornton Steward shown within North Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Richmondshire |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Thornton Steward is a small village in North Yorkshire, England, near Wensleydale, with a population of 100-200. The village is very similar to the others that dot Wensleydale but Thornton Steward however has a reservoir owned by Yorkshire Water.
Other attractions are the extremely old church that predate most in Yorkshire. The church was subject to Channel 4's show Time Team where they found remains of a communion of monks. The hill, East Witton fell is visible from Thornton Steward and on the western side Jervaulx Abbey is visible.
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