Thorne is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, five miles west of the town of Crowle, nine miles north-east of the major town of Doncaster, and 149 miles north of London. Thorne lies three miles north-west of the Lincolnshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Thorne falls within the metropolitan district council of Doncaster. It is in the DN8 postcode district. The post town for Thorne is Doncaster.
Thorne is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | South Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Thorne is situated towards the northernmost extremity of South Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of South Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Thorne is DN8 5DH.
Thorne is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DN8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DN8 postcode district.
The post town for Thorne is Doncaster. Thorne is in the DN8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Doncaster.
The centre of Thorne is located at position 53.61104° latitude and -0.96095° longitude.
Latitude | 53.61104° |
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Longitude | -0.96095° |
The centre of Thorne is located at the grid reference easting 468841 and northing 413222 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 468841 |
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Northing | 413222 |
Position of Thorne relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thorne to the centre of the town.
Position of Thorne relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thorne to the centre of the city.