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Where is Thornton-in-Craven?

Thornton-in-Craven is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, one mile north-west of the town of Earby, 11 miles north of the major town of Burnley, 146 miles south of Edinburgh, 175 miles north of Cardiff, and 187 miles north-west of London. Thornton-in-Craven lies just east of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Thornton-in-Craven falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the BD23 postcode district. The post town for Thornton-in-Craven is Skipton.

Thornton-in-Craven on a map

Map showing extent of Thornton-in-Craven as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Thornton-in-Craven
Map showing location of Thornton-in-Craven within the UK
Location of Thornton-in-Craven within the UK

Which county is Thornton-in-Craven in?

Thornton-in-Craven is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyNorth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyNorth Yorkshire

Where is Thornton-in-Craven in North Yorkshire?

Thornton-in-Craven is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Thornton-in-Craven within North Yorkshire
Location of Thornton-in-Craven within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Thornton-in-Craven?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornton-in-Craven is BD23 3TR.

Where is Thornton-in-Craven in BD23?

Thornton-in-Craven is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BD23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Thornton-in-Craven within BD23
Location of Thornton-in-Craven within BD23

What is the post town for Thornton-in-Craven?

The post town for Thornton-in-Craven is Skipton. Thornton-in-Craven is in the BD23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Skipton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Thornton-in-Craven?

The centre of Thornton-in-Craven is located at position 53.93095° latitude and -2.15041° longitude.

Latitude53.93095°
Longitude-2.15041°

What is the easting and northing of Thornton-in-Craven?

The centre of Thornton-in-Craven is located at the grid reference easting 390222 and northing 448324 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting390222
Northing448324

What are the nearest towns to Thornton-in-Craven?

Position of Thornton-in-Craven relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornton-in-Craven to the centre of the town.

north-west
1m
Thornton-in-Craven is 1 mile north-west of Earby
north-east
2m
Thornton-in-Craven is 2 miles north-east of Barnoldswick
north
5m
Thornton-in-Craven is 5 miles north of Colne
west
6m
Thornton-in-Craven is 6 miles west of Skipton
north
6m
Thornton-in-Craven is 6 miles north of Trawden
north-east
6m
Thornton-in-Craven is 6 miles north-east of Barrowford
north-east
7m
Thornton-in-Craven is 7 miles north-east of Nelson
north-east
8m
Thornton-in-Craven is 8 miles north-east of Brierfield
west
9m
Thornton-in-Craven is 9 miles west of Silsden
east
10m
Thornton-in-Craven is 10 miles east of Clitheroe

What are the nearest cities to Thornton-in-Craven?

Position of Thornton-in-Craven relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornton-in-Craven to the centre of the city.

north-west
19m
Thornton-in-Craven is 19 miles north-west of Bradford
north-east
25m
Thornton-in-Craven is 25 miles north-east of Preston
west
26m
Thornton-in-Craven is 26 miles west of Leeds
east
28m
Thornton-in-Craven is 28 miles east of Lancaster
south-west
29m
Thornton-in-Craven is 29 miles south-west of Ripon
north
31m
Thornton-in-Craven is 31 miles north of Manchester
north
32m
Thornton-in-Craven is 32 miles north of Salford
north-west
32m
Thornton-in-Craven is 32 miles north-west of Wakefield
west
44m
Thornton-in-Craven is 44 miles west of York
north-west
47m
Thornton-in-Craven is 47 miles north-west of Sheffield