Thornton
Thornton is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is between Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes, and stands between the River Ore and Lochty Burn, which are at opposite ends of the main street.
- Village with about 2,020 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 180 feet (60 metres)
- …is also known as “Thornton, Fife”
- Description: village in Fife, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Discover Glenrothes with Thornton railway station and Thornton Stadium.
Glenrothes with Thornton railway station
Glenrothes with Thornton railway station is located in Thornton in Fife, Scotland.
Thornton Stadium
Athletics track
Thornton Stadium was a greyhound racing track in Thornton, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.
Balgonie Castle
Balgonie Castle is located on the south bank of the…
2½ miles northeast of Thornton
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coaltown of Balgonie and Glenrothes.
Coaltown of Balgonie
Village
Coaltown of Balgonie is a village of 1,059 people in south central Fife.
Glenrothes
Glenrothes is a large town in Fife, with a population in 2016 of 38,510.
Coaltown of Wemyss
Coaltown of Wemyss is a village in south-east Fife, Scotland, around 5 km north of Kirkcaldy.
2½ miles southeast of Thornton
Thornton
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Latitude
56.16631° or 56° 9′ 59″ north
Longitude
-3.14601° or 3° 8′ 46″ west
Open location code
9C8R5V83+GH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Thornton” goes by many names.
ThorntonBasque
ThorntonCebuano
桑顿Chinese
ThorntonDutch
Baile nan DealganIrish
ThorntonSwedish
Thornton, FifeSwedish
تھورنٹن، فائفUrdu
ThorntonWelsh
Thornton, FifeWelsh
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