Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Thornby, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thornby map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Thornby |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.858103 |
| Longitude | -3.109158 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Thornby rests within the gentle embrace of Cumbria's rolling landscape. It lies 5.0 km north-east of Wigton (from Wigton: bearing 42°T, OS grid NY 288 520), and is situated south-west of Wiggonby village. The land here slopes with a quiet grace, a subtle inclination that hints at the ancient waterways that have shaped it over millennia. A particular light often falls across Thornby, a diffused gold that softens the edges of the stone farmhouses and lends a contemplative air to the fields. The air itself seems to carry the faint, earthy scent of cultivation, a testament to the enduring agricultural heart of Thornby.
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Explore Thornby, Cumbria, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.858103, -3.109158. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |