Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East
Explore Thornton, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thornton 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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| Place | Thornton |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.722034 |
| Longitude | -2.081051 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Thornton remains a quiet witness to the shifting winds of the Northumbrian borderlands. It lies 4.5 miles south-west of Berwick-upon-Tweed (from Berwick-upon-Tweed: bearing 221°T, OS grid NT 950 476), and is situated south-east of Horncliffe village. The horizon here is defined by the steady rise of Shoreswood Ewe Hill, which anchors the western view with its heavy, earthen presence. A thin, silver vein of water marks the course of Velvethall Burn to the north-west, where the land dips into shadowed hollows that catch the early morning mist. Thornton occupies a landscape of austere agricultural rhythms, where the soil holds a deep, dark colour and the fields stretch wide toward the sky. The light in this corner of the county is often pale and searching, revealing the stark lines of the stone walls that demarcate the ancient pastures. Visitors might trace the subtle contours of the terrain, feeling the weight of a history shaped by border skirmishes and the persistent labour of the plough. Thornton retains an air of profound solitude, undisturbed by the modern clamour that marks the busier routes toward the coast.
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Explore Thornton, Northumberland, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 55.722034, -2.081051. 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. |