Thornbury is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, five miles north of the town of Bradley Stoke, 11 miles north of the major city of Bristol, 29 miles east of Cardiff, and 103 miles west of London. Thornbury lies six miles east of the Gwent border. Thornbury falls within the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It is in the BS35 postcode district. The post town for Thornbury is Bristol.
Thornbury is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of South Gloucestershire.
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
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Historic County | Gloucestershire |
Administrative County | South Gloucestershire |
Thornbury is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornbury is BS35 2BD.
Thornbury is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BS35 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BS35 postcode district.
The post town for Thornbury is Bristol. Thornbury is in the BS35 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bristol.
The centre of Thornbury is located at position 51.60941° latitude and -2.52596° longitude.
Latitude | 51.60941° |
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Longitude | -2.52596° |
The centre of Thornbury is located at the grid reference easting 363675 and northing 190196 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 363675 |
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Northing | 190196 |
Position of Thornbury relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornbury to the centre of the town.
Position of Thornbury relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornbury to the centre of the city.