The Thornton

The Thornton is a building in Bagworth and Thornton, Hinckley and Bosworth District, England. The Thornton is situated near Church of St Peter, as well as near the community center Thornton Community Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 390 feet east of The Thornton.

South Charnwood High School

School

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 1 mile north of The Thornton.

Tropical Birdland in the north of the village of Desford, Leicestershire, England, is a visitor attraction that has many bird species including parrots, hornbills and owls on display. Some of the birds are allowed to fly out-of-doors during visiting hours. Tropical Birdland is situated 2½ miles south of The Thornton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thornton and Merry Lees.

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.

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.

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.

The Thornton

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

52.66471° or 52° 39′ 53″ north

Longitude

-1.31078° or 1° 18′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C4WMM7Q+VM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1014074045

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Highlights: Thornton Community Centre and Thornton Primary School.

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