The parish council meets at the village hall on Thornton Green Lane.

In some cases, including Thornton-le-Moors, the civil functions were exercised by each township separately rather than the parish as a whole.

In 1866, the legal definition of 'parish' was changed to be the areas used for administering the poor laws, and so each township became a separate civil parish.

[8] The nearest railway station is Ince & Elton; although Stanlow and Thornton is nearer, it is currently closed due to safety concerns with its footbridge.

Thornton-le-Moors is served by a regular hourly bus between Chester and Runcorn, operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire.