Thornton
Thornton is a village and former civil parish, within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies 6 miles to the west of the city centre of Bradford, and together with neighbouring Allerton, had a total resident population in 2001 of 15,004, increasing to 17,276 in 2011 and 18,520 in 2021.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Village with about 5,880 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 790 feet (240 metres)
- …is also known as “Thornton, West Yorkshire”
- Description: village in West Yorkshire, England, UK
Places of Interest
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Allerton and Queensbury.
Queensbury
Queensbury is a village in the metropolitan borough and city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
1½ miles south of Thornton
Sandy Lane
Sandy Lane is a village and civil parish to the north of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
2 miles northeast of Thornton
Thornton
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Latitude
53.79078° or 53° 47′ 27″ north
Longitude
-1.85402° or 1° 51′ 15″ west
Open location code
9C5WQ4RW+89
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Thornton” goes by many names.
ՏորնտոնArmenian
ThorntonBasque
Thornton (Mendebaldeko Yorkshire)Basque
ТорнтанBelarusian
ThorntonCatalan
ThorntonCebuano
ThorntonCzech
ThorntonDutch
ThorntonFinnish
ThorntonGalician
თორნტონიGeorgian
תורנתוןHebrew
थॉर्नटनHindi
थॉर्नटन, वेस्ट यॉर्कशायरHindi
ThorntonIrish
ThorntonItalian
ソーントンJapanese
손턴Korean
ThorntonLimburgan
ТорнтонOssetian
تورنتنPersian
تورنتن، یورکشر غربیPersian
ThorntonPolish
ТорнтонRussian
ThorntonSlovak
ThorntonSlovenian
تورنتن، یورکشر غربیSouth Azerbaijani
ThorntonSwedish
Thornton, West YorkshireSwedish
ТорнтонUkrainian
تھورنٹن، ویسٹ یارکشائرUrdu
ThorntonWestern Frisian
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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