Traditional county: Northamptonshire · Unitary authority: West Northamptonshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Thornby, Northamptonshire 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 | Northamptonshire |
| Unitary Authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.373769 |
| Longitude | -1.016076 |
| Place Type | Village |
Thornby rests in a gentle fold of Northamptonshire's landscape, a quiet collection of stone and thatch. It lies 13.4 km south-south-west of Market Harborough (from Market Harborough: bearing 208°T, OS grid SP 670 755), and is situated east-south-east of Cold Ashby village. The lanes here seem to breathe with the scent of damp earth and ancient hedgerows, winding past cottages that have weathered centuries under the wide, often grey, East Midlands sky. A scattering of ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like old hands, stand sentinel in the surrounding fields, their leaves rustling with tales the wind carries from afar. The village green, a soft expanse of clover and common grass, invites contemplation, a space where the light, when it breaks through, casts long, painterly shadows. Thornby, in its unassuming beauty, offers a profound sense of stillness, a place where the world's clamour fades to a murmur.
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Explore Thornby, Northamptonshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.373769, -1.016076. 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. |