Thornberry
Thornberry is a hamlet in Boldron, County Durham, England. Thornberry is situated nearby to the locality High Crag, as well as near West Pasture.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bowes Castle and HM Prison Deerbolt.
Bowes Castle
Castle
Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowes Castle is a medieval castle in the village of Bowes in County Durham, England. Built within the perimeter of the former Roman fort of Lavatrae, on the Roman road that is now the A66, the early timber castle on the site was replaced by a more substantial stone structure between 1170 and 1174 on the orders of Henry II. Bowes Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Thornberry.
HM Prison Deerbolt
Prison
HM Prison Deerbolt is a male Category C Training Prison in Barnard Castle, County Durham, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. HM Prison Deerbolt is situated 1½ miles east of Thornberry.
Lavatrae
Archaeological site
Lavatrae, also known as Lavatris, was a Roman fort in the modern-day village of Bowes, County Durham, England. The medieval Bowes Castle was built within the perimeter of the fort. Lavatrae is situated 2 miles southwest of Thornberry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boldron and Kilmond Scar.
Boldron
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boldron is a village in the Pennines of England, situated close to Barnard Castle. It was historically located in the North Riding of Yorkshire, but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
Kilmond Scar
Locality
Kilmond Scar is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of south-west County Durham, England. It lies just south of the A66 road, about 3 km east of the village of Bowes.
Lartington
Hamlet
Photo: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lartington is a village and civil parish about 2 miles west of the town of Barnard Castle, in Teesdale, in the Pennines of England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 135. Lartington is situated 1½ miles north of Thornberry.
Thornberry
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Boldron, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.53305° or 54° 31′ 59″ northLongitude
-1.98008° or 1° 58′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C6WG2M9+6XOpenStreetMap ID
node 4546394389OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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