Thornton-le-Moors
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Image: © David Dixon Taken: 7 Sep 2015
Thornton-le-Moors is a village seven miles north east of the city of Chester. At the census of 2011 it had a population of 253 (http://goo.gl/1T88T1 Office for National Statistics). Immediately to the north of the village is the Stanlow Oil Refinery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanlow_Refinery . This is the small green behind Image
