Thornes
Thornes is a hamlet in Shenstone, Lichfield District, England. Thornes is situated nearby to the village Stonnall, as well as near the hamlet Lynn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aston Manor Road Transport Museum and Letocetum.
Aston Manor Road Transport Museum
Museum
Photo: Martin Fisher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aldridge Transport Museum, home to the Aston Manor Road Transport Museum's collection of vehicles is an independent transport museum in Aldridge, Walsall, England. Aston Manor Road Transport Museum is situated 1½ miles southwest of Thornes.
Letocetum
Ruins
Letocetum is the ancient remains of a Roman settlement. It was an important military staging post and posting station near the junction of Watling Street, the Roman military road to north Wales, and Icknield Street. Letocetum is situated 2½ miles northeast of Thornes.
Shenstone railway station
Railway station
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Shenstone railway station serves the village of Shenstone, in Staffordshire, England. It is a stop on the Cross-City Line between Bromsgrove/Redditch, Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley. Shenstone railway station is situated 2 miles east of Thornes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonnall and Hilton.
Stonnall
Village
Photo: WallHeath, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stonnall is a village in Staffordshire, England, close to Shenstone, Brownhills, Walsall Wood and Aldridge. It is divided into Upper Stonnall, Stonnall and Lower Stonnall — Upper Stonnall partly lies in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall; the remainder of the village is in the district of Lichfield.
Hilton
Hamlet
Hilton is a village in Staffordshire, England. It lies within the parish of Wall, about three miles from Lichfield. It is formed around two roads, Cranebrook Lane and Pouk Lane.
Walsall Wood
Suburb
Photo: Jpb1301, Public domain.
Walsall Wood is a suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands county, England. It is midway between the towns of Aldridge and Brownhills, as well as Walsall and Lichfield. Walsall Wood is situated 1½ miles west of Thornes.
Thornes
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Shenstone, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.62895° or 52° 37′ 44″ northLongitude
-1.89187° or 1° 53′ 31″ westElevation
436 feet (133 metres)Open location code
9C4WJ4H5+H7OpenStreetMap ID
node 8268732195OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13276682
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