I am not from Northumberland and I wondered the distance between places as I have found possible connections with my Thornton family in :- Donking Ridge, Dike Head, Gallows Hill, Rothley, Long Witton, Hartburn, Green Leighton, Rothley Shield, Elph Hills, Shaftoe Grange and Harwood, mainly farmers but a few labourers. Paul

Paul: Further to my earlier reply, about Roger Thornton of Netherwitton, the pedigree I referred to is in Hodgson's History of Northumberland, Pt 2, Vol 1, pp316-319. Roger Thornton died 3 January 1429/30, The pedogree takes the family down to the extinction of the main, landowning, branch in the late 18th century. Once more I, and I am sure others, would dearly love to know more details (names, dates, places etc) of your Thorntons, if only to see whether they appear to be connected with those Thorntons. There were/are places in Netherwitton (a Parochial Chapelry of the Parish of Hartburn) named East Thornton and West Thornton. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: Paul Hood <[email protected]> To: NORTHUMBRIA <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 12:48 Subject: [NMB] Thornton Family I am not from Northumberland and I wondered the distance between places as I have found possible connections with my Thornton family in :- Donking Ridge, Dike Head, Gallows Hill, Rothley, Long Witton, Hartburn, Green Leighton, Rothley Shield, Elph Hills, Shaftoe Grange and Harwood, mainly farmers but a few labourers. Paul .. Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message