Thornley
Thornley is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, about 5 miles to the east of Durham and 5 miles west of Peterlee. The community grew around a coal mine established in 1835, which remained open until 1970.
Photo: Karlovian, Public domain.- Village with 2,460 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 479 feet (146 metres)
- Description: village and civil parish east of Durham, County Durham, England
- Also known as“Thornley, County Durham”“Thornley, Durham”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thornley War Memorial and Wheatley Hill Stadium.
Wheatley Hill Stadium
Athletics track
Wheatley Hill Stadium is a greyhound racing stadium in Wheatley Hill, County Durham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wheatley Hill and Ludworth.
Ludworth
Hamlet
Thornley
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Latitude
54.75028° or 54° 45′ 1″ north
Longitude
-1.43653° or 1° 26′ 12″ west
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Open location code
9C6WQH27+49
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Thornley” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Thornley (Durham konderria)”
- Basque: “Thornley”
- Cebuano: “Thornley (kapital sa distrito)”
- Cebuano: “Thornley”
- Dutch: “Thornley, Durham”
- French: “Thornley”
- Irish: “Thornley”
- Polish: “Thornley”
- Swedish: “Thornley, Durham”
- Swedish: “Thornley”
- Welsh: “Thornley, Durham”
- Welsh: “Thornley”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thornley Library and Thornley Village Centre.
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