Thornton, Buckinghamshire
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Thornton is a village and civil parish on the River Great Ouse about Script error: No such module "convert". north-east of Buckingham in the unitary authority area of Buckinghamshire.
History
The toponym is derived from the Old English for "thorn tree by a farm". The Domesday Book of 1086 records the village as Ternitone.[1]
It was formerly thought that the "lost" Domesday manor of Hasley formed part of Thornton[2] but it is now established that it was part of Radclive.[3]
Church
The earliest record of the Church of England Church of Saint Michael and All Angels dates from 1219.[1] The present building is 14th-century, but was dramatically restored between 1770 and 1800[1] and largely rebuilt by the Gothic Revival architect John Tarring in 1850.[4] The restorers retained mediaeval features including the 14th-century belltower, chancel arch and clerestory and 15th century clerestory windows.[1]
Thornton Hall
The Tudor Revival Thornton Hall (now Thornton College) was also built to John Tarring's designs in 1850.[4] It incorporates parts of a medieval house modernised in the 18th century.[4] The manor was home to Richard Cavendish.[5][6]
Thornton College
Thornton College, an independent day and boarding school for girls, occupies the former Manor House Thornton Hall. The school educates girls aged 4 – 18 and has a nursery for boys and girls aged 2½ to 4. The Sisters of Jesus and Mary (a Catholic religious order) purchased the site in 1917. Recent developments include the opening of a Science and Prep Classroom wing (AVDC Outstanding Design Award) in 2010, and a new Sixth Form department in 2016. The school now has over 400 pupils.[7]
References
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- ↑ a b c d Page, 1927, pages 243-249
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- ↑ A H J Baines, "Hasley: A Domesday Manor Restored" in Records of Bucks publ. Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society, vol. 22, 1980
- ↑ a b c Pevsner, 1973, page 268
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- ↑ History of Thornton – Thornton College
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Sources
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External links
- Thornton, Buckinghamshire at UK Genealogy Archive
- Thorton College boarding school official website
- Thornton Parish and College at Wolverton & District Archaeological & Historical Society
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