Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Lichfield · Region: West Midlands
Explore Thornes, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thornes 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Thornes, Staffordshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Thornes |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Lichfield |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.628794 |
| Longitude | -1.892181 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Thornes emerges as a quiet punctuation mark upon the Staffordshire landscape, defined more by its modest horizons than by grand architecture. It lies 1.9 miles north-north-east of Aldridge (from Aldridge: bearing 33°T, OS grid SK 073 034), and is situated south-east of Stonnall village. The terrain here holds a persistent, unassuming stillness, where the low elevation of Grove Hill rises just a short distance to the south-south-west to catch the afternoon sun. Across these fields, the light often takes on a pale, buttery quality that softens the edges of the hedgerows and the quiet lanes. A short walk away, the presence of the hillfort at Castlebank Plantation reminds the observer of a much older, more defensive occupation of this high ground. Thornes maintains a rural character that persists despite the encroaching hum of nearby industrial development. During the spring, the air carries the faint, earthy scent of the neighbouring Oak Tree Children's Farm, marking the seasonal shifts in this corner of the district. Time here moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the land itself, unburdened by the clamour of larger neighbouring hubs.
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Explore Thornes, Staffordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.628794, -1.892181. 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. |