The Big Thorns

The Big Thorns is a locality in Collingham, Newark and Sherwood District, England. The Big Thorns is situated nearby to the locality The Woodhey, as well as near Brills Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include On Freedom’s Wings and Collingham railway station.

On Freedom’s Wings

Monument

On Freedom's Wings is a life-size model of a Lancaster bomber in Lincolnshire, England. The structure was unveiled in September 2025, and is next to the A46 road in Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, between Newark-on-Trent and Lincoln, near RAF Swinderby, a former RAF Bomber Command station.

Collingham railway station

Railway station

Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Collingham railway station is in the village of Collingham, Nottinghamshire, England, on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, which provide all services.

St John the Baptist’s Church, Collingham

Church

Photo: Christine Hasman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St John the Baptist's Church, Collingham is a Grade I listed parish church of the Church of England in the village of Collingham, Nottinghamshire. St John the Baptist’s Church, Collingham is situated 2 miles northwest of The Big Thorns.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brough and Collingham.

Brough

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Tatlow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brough is a hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England.

Collingham

Village

Photo: Christine Hasman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Collingham is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 2,738, increasing to 3,052 at the 2021 census. Collingham is situated 1½ miles northwest of The Big Thorns.

Langford

Hamlet

Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Langford is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located four miles north-east of Newark-on-Trent and two miles east from the River Trent. Langford is situated 2 miles southwest of The Big Thorns.

The Big Thorns

Type: Locality
Location: Collingham, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.12933° or 53° 7′ 46″ north

Longitude

-0.72832° or 0° 43′ 42″ west

Open location code

9C5X47HC+PM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2838417530

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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