Grimsby shortlisted for first UK Town of Culture

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Thornton Curtis
Church of St Lawrence, Thornton Curtis
Thornton Curtis Thornton Curtis shown within Lincolnshire
Population	246 (2001)
OS grid reference	TA087179
- London	156 mi (251 km) south
District	North Lincolnshire
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ULCEBY
Postcode district	DN39
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Cleethorpes

Thornton Curtis is a village and parish in the North Lincolnshire district of Lincolnshire, England, about 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of the town of Barton-upon-Humber.

The name Thornton is from the Old English thorn+tun, meaning "village where thorn trees grow." In the 1086 Domesday Book the name is written as "Torentune". The origin of the Curtis part of the village name is unknown.

The village is served by Thornton Abbey railway station.

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Grimsby shortlisted for first UK Town of Culture

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Grimsby shortlisted for first UK Town of Culture