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Where is Thornley?

Thornley is located in the county of Durham, North East England, one mile south of the town of Tow Law, 18 miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 100 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 232 miles north of Cardiff, and 233 miles north of London. Thornley falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL13 postcode district. The post town for Thornley is Bishop Auckland.

Thornley on a map

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

Which county is Thornley in?

Thornley is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.

Ceremonial CountyDurham
Historic CountyDurham
Administrative CountyCounty Durham

Where is Thornley in Durham?

Thornley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.

Map showing location of Thornley within Durham
Location of Thornley within Durham

What is the postcode for Thornley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornley is DL13 4NX.

Where is Thornley in DL13?

Thornley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL13 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL13 postcode district.

Map showing location of Thornley within DL13
Location of Thornley within DL13

What is the post town for Thornley?

The post town for Thornley is Bishop Auckland. Thornley is in the DL13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishop Auckland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Thornley?

The centre of Thornley is located at position 54.7302° latitude and -1.82238° longitude.

Latitude54.7302°
Longitude-1.82238°

What is the easting and northing of Thornley?

The centre of Thornley is located at the grid reference easting 411536 and northing 537260 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting411536
Northing537260

What are the nearest towns to Thornley?

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

south
1m
Thornley is 1 mile south of Tow Law
east
2m
Thornley is 2 miles east of Wolsingham
west
3m
Thornley is 3 miles west of Crook
west
5m
Thornley is 5 miles west of Willington
north-west
7m
Thornley is 7 miles north-west of Bishop Auckland
east
8m
Thornley is 8 miles east of Stanhope
south
9m
Thornley is 9 miles south of Consett
west
9m
Thornley is 9 miles west of Spennymoor
south
10m
Thornley is 10 miles south of Annfield Plain
north-west
10m
Thornley is 10 miles north-west of Shildon

What are the nearest cities to Thornley?

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

west
10m
Thornley is 10 miles west of Durham
south-west
19m
Thornley is 19 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
21m
Thornley is 21 miles south-west of Sunderland
north
43m
Thornley is 43 miles north of Ripon
east
46m
Thornley is 46 miles east of Carlisle
north-west
61m
Thornley is 61 miles north-west of York
north-east
61m
Thornley is 61 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
65m
Thornley is 65 miles north of Bradford
north
65m
Thornley is 65 miles north of Leeds
north
74m
Thornley is 74 miles north of Wakefield