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Where is Thornhill?

Thornhill is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, one mile south of the town of Caerphilly, ten miles west of the major city of Newport, six miles north of Cardiff, and 133 miles west of London. Thornhill lies just north-east of the South Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Thornhill falls within the unitary authority of Caerffili - Caerphilly. It is in the CF83 postcode district. The post town for Thornhill is Caerphilly.

Thornhill on a map

Map showing extent of Thornhill as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Thornhill
Map showing location of Thornhill within the UK
Location of Thornhill within the UK

Which county is Thornhill in?

Thornhill is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Caerffili - Caerphilly.

Ceremonial CountyGwent
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyCaerffili - Caerphilly

Where is Thornhill in Gwent?

Thornhill is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gwent.

Map showing location of Thornhill within Gwent
Location of Thornhill within Gwent

What is the postcode for Thornhill?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornhill is CF83 1LZ.

Where is Thornhill in CF83?

Thornhill is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CF83 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CF83 postcode district.

Map showing location of Thornhill within CF83
Location of Thornhill within CF83

What is the post town for Thornhill?

The post town for Thornhill is Caerphilly. Thornhill is in the CF83 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Caerphilly.

What is the latitude and longitude of Thornhill?

The centre of Thornhill is located at position 51.55658° latitude and -3.21446° longitude.

Latitude51.55658°
Longitude-3.21446°

What is the easting and northing of Thornhill?

The centre of Thornhill is located at the grid reference easting 315901 and northing 184888 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting315901
Northing184888

What are the nearest towns to Thornhill?

Position of Thornhill relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornhill to the centre of the town.

south
1m
Thornhill is 1 mile south of Caerphilly
south
6m
Thornhill is 6 miles south of Ystrad Mynach
south-west
6m
Thornhill is 6 miles south-west of Risca
south-east
6m
Thornhill is 6 miles south-east of Pontypridd
east
7m
Thornhill is 7 miles east of Llantrisant
south
7m
Thornhill is 7 miles south of Pontllanfraith
south-west
7m
Thornhill is 7 miles south-west of Abercarn
east
7m
Thornhill is 7 miles east of Talbot Green
south
8m
Thornhill is 8 miles south of Blackwood
south-east
8m
Thornhill is 8 miles south-east of Abercynon

What are the nearest cities to Thornhill?

Position of Thornhill relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornhill to the centre of the city.

north
6m
Thornhill is 6 miles north of Cardiff
west
10m
Thornhill is 10 miles west of Newport
west
27m
Thornhill is 27 miles west of Bristol
east
32m
Thornhill is 32 miles east of Swansea
north-west
34m
Thornhill is 34 miles north-west of Wells
west
39m
Thornhill is 39 miles west of Bath
south-west
41m
Thornhill is 41 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
47m
Thornhill is 47 miles south-west of Gloucester
north
59m
Thornhill is 59 miles north of Exeter
south-west
61m
Thornhill is 61 miles south-west of Worcester