Thornton nr. York / Thornton in Spalding Moor / Tortetun

There is an entry for this Thornton [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/SE7545/thornton/] [accessed 25 October 2019] but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. The entry for this parish in the Victoria County History (York, East Riding, vol. 3, 1976) notes: "Although not named, Thornton, like Allerthorpe, was one of the chapels given by the king between 1100 and 1108, along with their mother-church of Pocklington, to the archbishop of York and York minster [...] but it was not until 1252 that a vicarage was fully ordained jointly at Thornton and Allerthorpe, with provision that a minister be found for each church. [...] Subsequently Thornton was a vicarage and Allerthorpe a curacy. [...] In addition to the vicar there were two parochial chaplains at Thornton and Melbourne in 1525-6 [...] No part of the fabric can be certainly dated to a period earlier than the 14th century, but the nave may now incorporate a former north aisle and the small size of both nave and chancel suggests that their plan is earlier"; no font mentioned for this church in the VCH entry. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SE7598445200] notes: "Church. C12, enlarged in C14. West end rebuilt and bellcote added 1890-92 [...] C19 octagonal font on cylindrical pier and octagonal base."