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Contents 1 Location and Name 2 Notable Buildings 3 Historical and Latest Population/Demographic Details 4 Sources and Further Reading

Thornton Curtis is a village and parish in North Lincolnshire 5 miles south-east of Barton-upon-Humber.

The national grid reference is TA087178. Lat: 53:38:45N (53.6457) Lon: 0:21:24W (-0.3566)

The name Thornton is from the Old English thorn+tun, meaning "village where thorn trees grow." In the 1086 Domesday Book the name is rendered as Torentune. The origin of the Curtis part of the village name is unknown.

Nearby is the 12th Century Thornton Abbey.

The parish church (of St. Lawrence) in the village is a building of stone, in the early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower with eight pinnacles and containing 5 bells. There is an Early Norman font, square in plan, the bowl, which is curiously carved, resting on a large central shaft, with a smaller one at each angle; the whole surface is enriched with sculpture in low relief.

There is one public house in the village, the Thornton Hunt.

The population of Thornton Curtis remained relatively stable for the 110 years from 1850 to 1960; since 1960 a marked decline can be seen.

Year	Population
1801	242
1811	300
1821	328
1831	362
1841	393
1851	497
1861	483
1871	478
1881	491
1891	489
1901	477
1911	452
1921	481
1931	467
1941	N/A
1951	422
1961	403
1971	336
1981	308
1991	279
2001	246

Information from the United Kingdom Census 2001:

• Number of households in the parish: 116 (50% detached houses or bungalows).
• Of the 246 residents, 117 were male and 129 female.
• Over 50% of residents fell into the 30-59 year old age categories.
• Ethnicity: 97.6% British White.
• Unemployment Rate: 2.48%.
• Household Owner/Occupier (either outright or with mortgage): 64.1%.
• Car ownership by household (at least one car per household): 88.7%.
• 33.2% of the residents held no formal qualifications.
• 8.4% of residents held Degree level or equivalent qualifications.

• Genuki Thornton Curtis site
• North Lincolnshire Local History Site
• 2001 Census Details for the parish of Thornton Curtis
• Location Map

Coordinates: 53°38′N 0°22′W