Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Thorns Green, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thorns Green 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 | Thorns Green |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.399444 |
| Longitude | -2.169985 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Thorns Green graces the rugged landscape of North Yorkshire, a quiet testament to enduring rural life. It lies 14.3 km south-east of Kirkby Stephen (from Kirkby Stephen: bearing 126°T, OS grid NY 890 004), and is situated north-west of Muker village. Here, the air carries the clean scent of peat and damp earth, a fragrance that clings to the stone walls and the small, hardy sheep grazing on the surrounding fells. The very light seems to fall differently here, softened by the vast expanse of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, casting long, thoughtful shadows across the green and the few scattered dwellings. The silence is profound, broken only by the bleating of sheep or the distant murmur of Swale, a river that has carved its patient course through this ancient terrain. Thorns Green, with its unpretentious beauty, offers a glimpse into a world where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the days.
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Explore Thorns Green, North Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.399444, -2.169985. 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. |