Thornton, Buckinghamshire Family History Guide

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Thornton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Buckinghamshire.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin: 1562

Nonconformists include: Baptist and Independent/Congregational

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

THORNTON, a parish in the district and county of Buckingham; 4½ miles ENE of Buckingham r. station-Post town, Stony-Stratford. Acres, 1,332. Real property, £2,252. Pop., 111. Houses, 17. The manor, with T. Hall, belongs to the Hon. R. Cavendish. The living is a rectory, united with Nash, in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £230. Patron, the Hon. R. Cavendish. The church is good.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850

Thornton, 3 m. N.E. Buckingham. P. 101

Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.

Parish Registers

Thornton Parish Registers 1562-1812

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Buckinghamshire, Thornton – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Thornton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Buckinghamshire, Thornton – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Thornton, 1575-1815
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Thornton (Buckinghamshire)

Parish registers for Thornton, 1562-1988
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Thornton (Buckinghamshire)

The register of the parish of Thornton, in the county of Buckinghamshire, 1562-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Thornton (Buckinghamshire)

England, Buckinghamshire, Thornton – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Thornton, Buckinghamshire, England

Buckinghamshire Historical Directories

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • County: Buckinghamshire
  • Civil Registration District: Buckingham
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham
  • Diocese: Pre-1845 – Lincoln, Post-1844 – Oxford
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – None, Post-1844 – Buckingham
  • Poor Law Union: Buckingham
  • Hundred: Buckingham
  • Province: Canterbury