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Thornborough

Thornborough is a village in the county of , England. It is about 7 miles south of and 3 miles west of the A1 motorway. Thornborough is in the parish.
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Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Thornborough, North Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thornborough Henges and Marmion Tower.

Archaeological site
Photo: Tony Newbould, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The are an ancient monument complex that includes the three aligned henges that give the site its name. They are located on a raised plateau above the near the village of Thornborough in , .

Historic building
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known historically as Tanfield Castle, is a 15th-century gatehouse near the village of in , England. It survived the destruction of the surrounding fortified manor and is now managed by English Heritage. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Thornborough.

Pub
Photo: John Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nosterfield and West Tanfield.

Hamlet
Photo: Cyberdemon007, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet within the civil parish of in the county of , England formerly used for quarrying. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. The village is situated approximately six miles north of on the A6108, which goes from Ripon to and .

Hamlet
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is a village in , England. It is the only village in the civil parish of Sutton with Howgrave. The population of the parish was estimated at 70 in 2014. is situated 1½ miles east of Thornborough.

Thornborough

Latitude
54.2128° or 54° 12′ 46″ north
Longitude
-1.55369° or 1° 33′ 13″ west
Elevation
141 feet (43 metres)
Open location code
9C6W6C7W+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1719949127
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12262671
Wiki­data ID
Q7796315
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Polish—“Thornborough” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Thornborough, North Yorkshire”
  • French: “Thornborough”
  • Irish: “Thornborough”
  • Polish: “Thornborough (North Yorkshire)”
  • Polish: “Thornborough”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Thornborough Henges and Upsland Hill.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Thornborough”. Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.