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Thornton-le-Moors Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Thornton-le-Moors

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Thornton-le-Moors history

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Thornton le Moors was a township in Thornton Parish, Eddisbury Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866. The population was 156 in 1801, 186 in 1851, 130 in 1901, 223 in 1951 and 260 in 2001.

You can visit Thornton-le-Moors places with Walkfo Thornton-le-Moors to hear history at Thornton-le-Moors’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Thornton-le-Moors has 32 places to visit in our interactive Thornton-le-Moors map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Thornton-le-Moors, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Thornton-le-Moors places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Thornton-le-Moors & the surrounding areas.

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32 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Thornton-le-Moors places to visit

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Thornton-le-Moors has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Thornton-le-Moors’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Thornton-le-Moors’s information audio spots:

Shropshire Union Canal The Shropshire Union Canal, nicknamed the “Shroppie”, is a navigable canal in England. It links the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, 66 miles (106 km) distant. The SU main line was the last trunk narrow canal route to be built in England. It was not completed until 1835 and was the final major civil engineering accomplishment of Thomas Telford.

St Lawrence’s Church, Stoak St Lawrence’s Church is in the village of Stoak, Cheshire, England. It lies between the M56 and M53 motorways and the Shropshire Union Canal. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

St Mary’s Church, Thornton-le-Moors St Mary’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in Thornton-le-Moors, Cheshire. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building. It is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

St Luke’s Church, Dunham on the Hill St Luke’s Church is in the village of Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Frodsham, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Ince & Elton railway station Ince & Elton railway station is on the Hooton–Helsby line. It serves both Ince and Elton in Cheshire, England. The station is unstaffed.

River Gowy River Gowy is a tributary of the River Mersey. It rises in western Cheshire in the hills near Peckforton Castle, very close to the source of River Weaver. Its total length is around 20 miles (32 km) Perennially popular with fishermen.

St James’ Church, Ince St James’ Church is in the village of Ince, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester.

Ince Manor Ince Manor or Ince Grange is a former monastic grange in the village of Ince in Cheshire. The remains of the manor house, consisting of the old hall and the monastery cottages, are recorded in the National Heritage List as a Grade I listed building.

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