View made villageworld-famous
The "thatched cottage" view of Thornton Dale is famous the world over on postcards and chocolate boxes.
The community traces its history back to the Neolithic period with evidence of hill farming north of the village.
Roman pottery was found dated between 50BC-AD50.
After the Norman Conquest, the manor house was given to the Crown. William the Conqueror later gave it to his sister Adelaide.
The parish church is thought to date from the 12th century and has a Norman font.