- Thornton in Lonsdale
infobox UK place
country = England
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latitude = 54.22322
longitude = -2.43638
official_name = Thornton in Lonsdale
population =
shire_district=Craven
shire_county =North Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster =
post_town =
postcode_district =
postcode_area =
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SD716809Thornton-in-Lonsdale is a village and
civil parish in theCraven district ofNorth Yorkshire ,England . It is very close to the border withCumbria and is a mile north of Ingleton and five miles south east ofKirkby Lonsdale . The parish is a curiosity as it straddles bothNorth Yorkshire andLancashire .Its main claims to fame are the Marton Arms pub and St Oswald's Church,Sir Arthur Conan Doyle married his first wife at this church in 1885. [cite news
title = Hound of the Baskervilles may have roamed Yorkshire
url = http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1301462
publisher = Yorkshire Post
date =2006-01-04
accessdate = 2007-07-28]References
External links
* [http://www.acny.org.uk/6786/ St Oswald's Church, Thornton in Lonsdale]
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