In late 1981 and into 1982 the residents of five houses on Thornton Road informed the police that stones had been thrown against their windows at night.

An Indian burial site reportedly exists along the waters edge and the intersection with the Thornton Road.

He then moved to Bradford in 1838, opening a factory in Thornton Road.

Thornton Road was for many years the main throughfare for this suburb and a hotbed for anti-apartheid activity in 1976 and 1985.

Thornton Road is the location of the Trojan Horse Memorial in honour of those killed in 1985.

He set up his own business in Thornton Road, Bradford.

It is located at the intersection of Maroondah Highway and Thornton Road.

The Vulcan Works at Thornton Road, Bradford was a spacious and handsome factory.

At an intersection with Thornton Road, the route crossed into Chester County, but left quickly for Delaware County again.