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Thornton Heath London Map

Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London

Explore Thornton Heath, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thornton Heath 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.

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PlaceThornton Heath
Traditional CountyLondon
Unitary AuthorityGreater London
District / BoroughCroydon
RegionLondon
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.395814
Longitude-0.111253
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath emerges as a bustling suburban expanse where the persistent hum of London traffic meets the quiet persistence of residential brickwork. It lies 6.4 miles north-north-west of Warlingham (from Warlingham: bearing 338°T, OS grid TQ 314 680), and is situated north-north-east of Woodmansterne village. Victorian terraces line the streets, their soot-streaked facades catching the pale, slanted light of an afternoon sun that seems to linger longer here than in the city centre. Residents often find a moment of reprieve at Trumble Gardens, where the manicured lawns offer a sharp, green contrast to the grey tarmac of the surrounding thoroughfares. To the north-west, the open expanse of Pollards Hill rises to meet the sky, providing a rare vantage point from which one might observe the distant, shimmering sprawl of the capital. The local character is defined by this constant negotiation between the domestic stillness of garden fences and the kinetic energy of the nearby transport links. Even as the modern world presses in with its demands, the older spirit of the parish persists in the stubborn endurance of its architecture. Thornton Heath retains a distinct, unpretentious vitality that thrives beneath the cooling shadows of its own towering chimneys and leafy avenues.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Trumble Gardens (Park) — 0.4 mi, 089° E
  • Pollards Hill (Park) — 0.8 mi, 306° NW
  • Speakers' Corner (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 163° SSE
  • Vue Purley Way (Cinema) — 1.4 mi, 205° SSW
  • Frankie (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 039° NE
  • The Rookery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.7 mi, 352° N · 3 ha
  • St John The Baptist'S Church Gateway, Howley Road (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 171° S
  • David Lean Cinema (Cinema) — 1.7 mi, 162° SSE
  • Museum of Croydon (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 162° SSE
  • The Front Room (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 160° SSE
  • South Norwood Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 066° ENE
  • Roman Villa E Of Beddington Park (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 215° SW · 19 ha
  • Fairfield Halls (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 157° SSE
  • Metropolitan Drinking Fountain Trough (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 349° N
  • Duppas Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.0 mi, 178° S
  • Dovecote, Beddington Park (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 216° SW
  • Streatham War Memorial (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 338° NNW
  • BedZED (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 244° WSW
  • Westow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 042° NE
  • Croydon Canal (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 065° ENE
  • Crystal Palace Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 042° NE
  • Crystal Palace Subway (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 039° NE
  • Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 039° NE
  • Paper Mill Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 264° W
  • Wandle Industrial Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 280° W
  • West Norwood Cemetery And Crematorium (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.6 mi, 013° NNE · 16 ha
  • Remains of Hall Place (Historic Ruins) — 2.6 mi, 280° W
  • De Havilland Heron (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 185° S
  • St James Stream (River) — 3.0 mi, 089° E
  • Chaffinch Brook (River) — 3.1 mi, 081° E

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About This Thornton Heath Map Page

Explore Thornton Heath, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.395814, -0.111253. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.