Thornbury

Thornbury is a small village and civil parish in the local government district of Torridge, , England. The parish, which lies about five miles north-east of the town of Holsworthy, comprises the five hamlets of Thornbury, Woodacott, Brendon, Lashbrook and South Wonford.
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  • Type: Village with 269 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Torridge, Devon, England
  • Also known as: “Thornbury, Devon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of All Saints and Church of St John the Baptist and the Seven Maccabees.

Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1½ miles south of Thornbury.

Church
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is situated 2½ miles east of Thornbury.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodacott and Brandis Corner.

Hamlet
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is a small village in , England. The nearest shops are in Holsworthy, about four miles to the south-west of . The village is less than a ¼ mile to the west of Cross, and they are normally regarded as the same village.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet on the A3072 within the civil parish of Holsworthy in , England. In the Cornish dialect, a brandis is a three-legged stool made of iron, or a three-cornered rest used for a kettle. is situated 3 miles south of Thornbury.

Locality
is a hamlet in , England. is situated 3 miles east of Thornbury.

Thornbury

Latitude
50.85322° or 50° 51′ 12″ north
Longitude
-4.27313° or 4° 16′ 23″ west
Population
269
Elevation
394 feet (120 metres)
Open location code
9C2QVP3G+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11012449468
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2636003
Wiki­data ID
Q2541856
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Thornbury” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Thornbury (parokya)”
  • Cebuano: “Thornbury”
  • Chinese: “Thornbury”
  • Dutch: “Thornbury”
  • French: “Thornbury (Devon)”
  • French: “Thornbury”
  • Irish: “Thornbury”
  • Ladin: “Thornbury (Devon)”
  • Ladin: “Thornbury”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Thornbury (Devon)”
  • Polish: “Thornbury”
  • Swedish: “Thornbury (parish)”
  • Swedish: “Thornbury, Devon”
  • Turkish: “Thornbury, Devon”
  • Welsh: “Thornbury, Dyfnaint”
  • Welsh: “Thornbury”
  • “Thornbury”

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