Thornycroft

Thornycroft is a social service facility in , which is located on Halfpenny Lane. Thornycroft is situated nearby to the pitch , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pontefract Tanshelf railway station and NEW College.

Railway station
Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.
is the most central station in the market town of in , , and serves , the racecourse located just down the street from the station. is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Thornycroft.

College
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a coeducational, sixth form college in in , . It acquired academy status in 2017, forming a trust to open colleges in other areas, called the New Collaborative Learning Trust. is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Thornycroft.

Church
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1,500 feet east of Thornycroft.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontefract and Chequerfield.

Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a market town in . It's one of the "Five Towns" east of the city of , and a commuter town for Leeds. in 2021 its population was 40,000.

Suburb
is a district made up mostly of council housing of , , England.

Village
is a small village on the southern outskirts of , in the district, in the county of , England. The village is home to the parish church of St Michael the Archangel, and two schools, and the Rookeries primary school.

Thornycroft

Latitude
53.69049° or 53° 41′ 26″ north
Longitude
-1.32335° or 1° 19′ 24″ west
Open location code
9C5WMMRG+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 645304704
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­social_facility
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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