Thornley

Thornley is a village and civil parish in , England, about 5 miles to the east of and 5 miles west of . The community grew around a coal mine established in 1835, which remained open until 1970.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Wheatley Hill Stadium and Ludworth Tower.

Athletics track
is a greyhound racing stadium in , . It is situated to the west of , near and .

Ruins
Photo: Hodgsonge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ruins.

Quarry
is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in , . It lies about 1 kilometre east of the village of and about 7 kilometres east of the city of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wingate and Wheatley Hill.

Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , England. is a former pit village with a mixture of 19th-century, post-war, and more recent housing developments. is situated 2½ miles east of Thornley.

Village
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is a village in , in England. It is situated to the west of , near and . Until 2009, it was part of Easington District.

Thornley

Latitude
54.7443° or 54° 44′ 40″ north
Longitude
-1.4409° or 1° 26′ 27″ west
Elevation
495 feet (151 metres)
Open location code
9C6WPHV5+PJ
Geo­Names ID
7291403
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