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.
| 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, a quiet corner of Staffordshire, breathes a gentle air. It lies 3.1 km north-north-east of Aldridge (from Aldridge: bearing 33°T, OS grid SK 073 034), and is situated south-east of Stonnall village. The land here, a subtle weave of pasture and hedgerow, catches the low, diffused light of the West Midlands, lending a soft haze to the distant trees. Fields, often cropped with the familiar, stoic presence of wheat or barley, stretch out under skies that can shift from a pale, washed-out blue to a brooding, bruised grey with surprising speed. Though small, Thornes carries the quiet hum of a place that has seen generations pass, its lanes and pathways marked by the worn tread of countless journeys, a subtle echo of continuity.
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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 | 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. |