Historic house · near Heswall · Merseyside

Thornton Manor

Thornton Manor is a country house. It lies 1.4 km east of Heswall. On the official register, it is a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Thornton Manor, John Robertson (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

1.4 km

east of Heswall

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Historic house near Heswall

Just outside Heswall

Thornton Manor is 1.4 km east of Heswall. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Heswall has 14 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

For warmth, aim for June to September (18–21°C highs in Heswall).

Jan8° / 2°61 mm

Feb8° / 2°50 mm

Mar10° / 3°51 mm

Apr13° / 5°50 mm

May16° / 8°52 mm

Jun19° / 11°63 mm

Jul21° / 13°66 mm

Aug20° / 13°73 mm

Sep18° / 11°73 mm

Oct14° / 8°83 mm

Nov11° / 5°83 mm

Dec8° / 3°84 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Heswall, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Heswall. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Heswall’s full climate →

About

Thornton Manor

Articles on it exist in 3 languages. 71 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Lady Lever Art Gallery (4.7 km).

Heswall’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 1.4 km east of Heswall
Official site: thorntonmanor.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The area around Thornton Manor

The numbers show what else is near Thornton Manor, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

By population, Birkenhead leads the 7 with 109,854. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · 1.4 km west of it

Heswall

29,082 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km east of it

Bebington

57,607 people · 49 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km south of it

Neston

14,963 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 2.2 km northwest of it

Barnston

661 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Thornton Manor is	People	Places to visit
Heswall	1.4 km west of it	29,082	5
Bebington	1.5 km east of it	57,607	49
Neston	1.7 km south of it	14,963	3
Barnston	2.2 km northwest of it	661	6
Birkenhead	3.7 km north of it	109,854	49
Willaston (Cheshire West and Chester)	4.2 km southeast of it	2,472	4
Hooton	4.6 km southeast of it	499	4

Make a day of it

Also near Thornton Manor

A visit can add 3 art galleries, 3 museums and 2 cathedrals, from 71 places within 15 km.

Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery4.7 km away 2

CathedralLiverpool Cathedral9.3 km away 3

Art galleryWalker Art Gallery10 km away · 338K visitors a year 4

Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool9 km away · 540K visitors a year 5

CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King10 km away 6

Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum9.1 km away · 945K visitors a year 7

Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool10 km away · 606K visitors a year 8

MuseumU-boat Story8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Thornton Manor: the answers

Where is Thornton Manor?

Thornton Manor is 1.4 km east of Heswall, Merseyside.

What is Thornton Manor?

Country house in Thornton Hough, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Thornton Manor?

June to September are the warmest months in Heswall, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Thornton Manor a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Thornton Manor?

Within 15 km: Lady Lever Art Gallery (4.7 km), Liverpool Cathedral (9.3 km), Walker Art Gallery (10 km) and Tate Liverpool (9 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Thornton Manor: John Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Merseyside Maritime Museum: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
U-boat Story: Paul adams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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