Thornton-in-Craven is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is approx 1,740 feet (530 m) from the border with Lancashire and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Earby. Barnoldswick is nearby. The Pennine Way passes through the village, as does the A56 road. The village has a church, a primary school and a retirement home, but no shops or pubs.
Near the medieval church to the west of the village is a holy well, dating from Saxon times and now covered by an octagonal structure erected in 1764 by the rector.
Thornton-in-Craven railway station was closed when passenger trains over the Skipton to Colne route were withdrawn in 1970.[2]SELRAP are actively pursuing a re-opening of the line[3] which was given a boost in February 2018, when the transport minister, Chris Grayling, ordered a feasibility study into the reopening.[4]
The village playing field, at the bottom of Boothbridge Lane, is home to Thornton in Craven Cricket Club who compete in the Craven League. The team is heavily populated by players from nearby Earby and Barnoldswick, with a few representatives from the village itself. In 2022 the club were winners of the Third Division title and won the Cowling Cup.
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