Thornton (West Yorkshire)
| Thornton | |||
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 48 ′ N , 1 ° 51 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 5289 (as of 2011) | ||
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| Post town | THORNTON | ||
| ZIP code section | BD13 | ||
| prefix | 01274 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire | ||
| Metropolitan Borough | City of Bradford | ||
| British Parliament | Bradford West | ||
Thornton is a village in the Metropolitan Borough City of Bradford in Metropolitan County West Yorkshire , England ( United Kingdom ) with a population of over 5000 (2011 Census). The village is located in the South Pennines on the western edge of the city of Bradford , which it was incorporated into in 1899, and has been part of the City of Bradford since the municipal reorganization of 1974 .
Thornton gained national fame as the birthplace of the four Brontë siblings in the 19th century. After her father, Patrick Brontë (1777–1861), accepted a position as pastor in Thornton in 1815, the young family lived in the village for five years until they moved to Haworth in April 1820 .
Sons and Daughters of Thornton
- Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855), writer
- Branwell Brontë (1817–1848), writer and painter
- Emily Brontë (1818–1848), writer
- Anne Brontë (1820–1849), writer
Web links
Commons : Thornton - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Bronte Country: Thornton , tourist advertising site around the Brontës (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ City Population: Thornton, West Yorkshire , accessed January 20, 2014