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Thornton Hough

PLACENAME: Torintone (first mentioned 1086 in the Domesday Book). Thorn-tree farm. Homestead where the bushes grew by the ridge. Thornton 1260; Thorneton Grange 1415.

All Saints Church

All Saints' Church (1867) is a red sandstone structure with lighter sandstone dressings. The interior is plain. Built with the finance of Joseph Hirst (listed Grade II).

Evidence for early activity within this area was found in the excavation for the Thornton Hough to Bromborough pipeline. This work has yielded a prehistoric flint tool, Roman and Medieval pottery.

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