Thornton Crossing

Thornton Crossing is a level crossing in Bagworth and Thornton, Hinckley and Bosworth District, England. Thornton Crossing is situated nearby to Cross Hills Baptist Church, as well as near the forest Thornton Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Peter and South Charnwood High School.

Church of St Peter

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Peter is situated 3,200 feet east of Thornton Crossing.

South Charnwood High School is a mixed secondary school located between the villages of Markfield and Thornton in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire. South Charnwood High School is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Thornton Crossing.

Church of St Michael

Church

Photo: Les Golding, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of St Michael is situated 2 miles northeast of Thornton Crossing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thornton and Bagworth.

Thornton

Village

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thornton is a village in the civil parish of Bagworth and Thornton, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is a linear village lying along a scarp overlooking Thornton Reservoir.

Bagworth

Village

Photo: Bjrobinson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bagworth is a village in the civil parish of Bagworth and Thornton, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in Leicestershire, England, 9 miles west of Leicester.

Merry Lees

Hamlet

Merry Lees is a small settlement and industrial park located in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. It forms as part of the Bagworth and Thornton civil parish.

Thornton Crossing

Type: Level crossing
Category: transportation
Location: Bagworth and Thornton, Hinckley and Bosworth District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.66652° or 52° 39′ 60″ north

Longitude

-1.32305° or 1° 19′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C4WMM8G+JQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7603227325

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=crossing

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cross Hills Baptist Church and Thornton Plantation.

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