The village of Thornton-in-Craven is located within the county of North Yorkshire.
The Parish Church is called Thornton-in-Craven: St Mary and serves the parish of Broughton, Marton and Thornton and the benefice of Broughton, Marton and Thornton and belongs to the diocese of West Yorkshire & The Dales.
Thornton-in-Craven is situated in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the UK and is governed by Craven, council.
The village of Thornton-in-Craven is in the North Yorkshire CC region of North Yorkshire within Yorkshire and The Humber.