Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Thornhill, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thornhill 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Thornhill, Cumbria, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Thornhill |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.465692 |
| Longitude | -3.527772 |
| Place Type | Village |
Thornhill holds a quiet, unassuming presence upon the Cumbrian landscape, defined by its proximity to the industrial remnants and green swells of the west coast. It lies 1.1 miles south of Egremont (from Egremont: bearing 178°T, OS grid NY 010 088). The light here often catches the incline of Merry Hill to the southwest, casting long, pensive shadows that stretch across the fields towards the houses. Residents look toward the north where the ruins of Egremont Castle offer a fractured silhouette against the sky, a reminder of the centuries that have shaped this terrain. The air carries the faint, crisp scent of open water from Billy Hole, where the surface tension of the reservoir mirrors the shifting clouds. Thornhill maintains a modest character, grounded in the bedrock of a region once defined by the deep, rhythmic pulse of hematite extraction. Beneath the horizon, the earth retains the history of its workers, while the local topography remains open to the restless, salt-tinged winds blowing in from the Irish Sea. Each day unfolds with a steady, unforced movement, as if the land itself is accustomed to the quiet passage of time.
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Explore Thornhill, 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: 54.465692, -3.527772. 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 | August 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. |