- Thornton-Cleveleys
Thornton-Cleveleys is an
unparished area in the English local government district ofWyre ,Lancashire , covering the towns of Thornton andCleveleys . It forms part of theGreater Blackpool area.The
civil parish of Thornton became anurban district in 1900, and was renamed Thornton-Cleveleys in 1927. [ [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10097514&c_id=10001043 Thornton Cleveleys UD Lancashire through time | Administrative history of Local Government District: hierarchies, boundaries ] ]On
April 1 ,1974 , the urban district became part of the Borough of Wyre. Thornton-Cleveleys corresponds with six wards of the borough.According to the 2001 census Thornton-Cleveleys has a population of 31,157. The population of the individual borough council wards was recorded as:
*Bourne: 6,121
*Cleveleys Park: 5,994
*Jubilee: 4,186
*Norcross: 3,738
*Staina: 5,267
*Victoria: 5,851 [http://www.wyrebc.gov.uk/Council_Services/Planning_Policy/Population_and_Census_Information.asp ]References
External links
* [http://www.thornton-cleveleys.co.uk/sitemap.htm Thornton-Cleveleys Website]
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