Thornton
Thornton is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. Thornton is situated only 10 kilometres east of the city centre, adjacent to Pinelands. Like Pinelands, Thornton is a mainly residential suburb with an abundance of trees.- Suburb
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
- …is also known as “Thornton, Cape Town”
- Description: suburb of Cape Town, South Africa
Places of Interest
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SAS Wingfield
Military installation
SAS Wingfield is a South African Navy base, on the…
Mutual railway station
Railway station
Mutual railway station is a Metrorail commuter rail…
Bonteheuwel
Bonteheuwel is a railway station.
2½ km southeast of Thornton
Suburbs in the Area
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Ruyterwacht
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Goodwood
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Thornton
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Latitude
-33.92361° or 33° 55′ 25″ south
Longitude
18.53528° or 18° 32′ 7″ east
Open location code
4FRW3GGP+H4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = suburb
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Thornton” goes by many names.
ThorntonAfrikaans
Thornton, Cape TownDutch
ThorntonPedi
ThorntonTurkish
Thornton, Cape TownXhosa
Thornton, Cape TownZulu
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Localities in the Area
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