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Thornes West Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

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Place	Thornes
Traditional County	West Yorkshire
District / Borough	Wakefield
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.669506
Longitude	-1.507510
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Thornes

Thornes unfolds as a suburban expanse where the brickwork of West Yorkshire absorbs the low, slanted light of the afternoon sun. It lies 1.1 miles south-south-west of Wakefield (from Wakefield: bearing 201°T, OS grid SE 326 193). The landscape here holds the quiet weight of industry transitioned into greenery, where the sprawling sixty hectares of Thornes Park offer a vast, verdant lung for the residents. A short walk to the north reveals the earthworks of the Lowe Hill Motte and Bailey Castle, a grassy prominence that watches over the modern traffic with the stoic patience of a forgotten sentry. Beneath these elevations, the local geography is shaped by a legacy of coal and commerce that once dictated the pulse of the region. Today, the pace is dictated by the turning seasons rather than the clatter of machinery, though the proximity of the waterways ensures the terrain remains soft and receptive to the rain. Thornes maintains a distinct character, balanced between the remnants of its heavy industrial past and the expansive, open spaces that invite a slower, more contemplative movement through the day. The proximity of such large, managed landscapes ensures that the sky feels wider here than in the dense heart of the neighbouring city.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Holmfield Park (Park) — 0.2 mi, 049° NE
Thornes Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.2 mi, 349° N · 60 ha
Lowe Hill Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 023° NNE · 1 ha
Clarence Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 027° NNE
Thornes Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 219° SW
Bob (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 196° SSW
Chald Beck (River) — 0.6 mi, 005° N
Westgate Beck (River) — 0.7 mi, 359° N
Lupset Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 212° SSW
Family of Man (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 055° NE
Wakefield Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 059° ENE
Theatre Royal Wakefield (Theatre) — 0.9 mi, 013° NNE
Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 136° SE
Wakefield Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 009° N
Sandal Castle (Historic Ruins) — 1.0 mi, 137° SE
West Yorkshire History Centre (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 043° NE
Sandal Castle: Motte And Bailey Castle And Shell Keep Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 135° SE · 3 ha
St Austin's Theatre (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 011° N
Park Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 054° NE
Dame Mary Bolles Water Tower (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 076° ENE
Mental Health Muesum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 016° NNE
Lofthouse Colliery Memorial (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 002° N
Long Bank Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 2.8 mi, 165° SSE
Seckar Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 180° S · 48 ha
The Clough (Valley) — 3.1 mi, 202° SSW
Gawthorpe Maypole (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 299° WNW
Woolley Edge (Viewpoint) — 3.8 mi, 200° SSW
Stony Cliffe Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.9 mi, 237° WSW
Denby Grange Colliery Ponds Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.3 mi, 234° SW · 18 ha
Yorkshire Sculpture Park (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 213° SSW

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