Thornton West Yorkshire Map

About Thornton

Thornton, a village in the Bradford district, breathes a quiet air of enduring presence. It lies 6.3 km south of Bingley (from Bingley: bearing 189°T, OS grid SE 098 326), and is situated north of West Scholes village. The very stone of its older buildings seems to absorb the soft Yorkshire light, lending a gentle warmth to the narrow lanes where the past whispers through weathered facades. Once a place of considerable industrial vigour, Thornton's legacy is still visible in the robust architecture that housed its mills, a testament to the ingenuity and hard work that shaped its character. Today, the air above Thornton carries the scent of damp earth and distant fields, a more pastoral melody replacing the hum of machinery.

About This Thornton Map Page

Explore Thornton, West Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.790435, -1.851967. 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.