Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Wyre · Region: North West
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| Place | Thornton |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Wyre |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.870309 |
| Longitude | -3.001605 |
| Place Type | Town |
Thornton is a village in the Borough of Wyre, about 4 miles (6 km) north of Blackpool and 2 miles (3 km) south of Fleetwood. The civil parish of Thornton became an urban district in 1900, and was renamed Thornton-Cleveleys in 1927. In 2011, the Thornton built-up area sub division had a population of 18,941.
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Thornton is a town in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, located in the North West region. It is situated at 53.870309°N, -3.001605°W.
This page provides a live interactive map with street, satellite and terrain layers and Street View. Weather is displayed from Open-Meteo, covering current conditions, hourly forecasts and a 7-day outlook. Local and world news are updated in real time where feeds are available. A Wikipedia summary for Thornton is included above.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Page built | May 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. |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
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