Thornton Hough, Merseyside, CH63 1JN

Date of visit: 30th August 2022

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Thornton Hough is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in Merseyside, England, of pre-Conquest origins. The village grew during the ownership of Joseph Hirst into a small model village and was later acquired by William Lever, founder of Lever Brothers, the predecessor of Unilever. Thornton Hough is roughly 10 miles (16 km) from Liverpool and 12 miles (19 km) from Chester.

The name Thornton means “thorn-tree farm/settlement” and likely derives from the Old English words þorn (hawthorn tree) and tūn (a farmstead or settlement). It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Torintone, under the ownership of Robert of Rhuddlan. The present name of the village was established when the daughter of local landowner Roger de Thorneton, married Richard de Hoghe during the reign of Edward II.

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Date of Visit: 30th Aug 2022

Kiosk Type: K6
Door Type: A
Crown: St Edward
Kiosk Colour: Red
Usage: Book
Phone Number (if known): 0151 336 3441

Northing & Westing: 53°19’17.1″N, 3°02’39.7″W
what3words: pens.hammer.nodded
Grid Reference: SJ 30531 81007
OS X & Y: 381007, 330531
Latitude & Longitude: 53.321407, -3.044353
UK Postcode: CH63 1JN
County: Merseyside


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