Thornes is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, two miles north-east of the town of Aldridge, five miles north-east of the major town of Walsall, 96 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 107 miles north-west of London. Thornes lies just north of the West Midlands border. Thornes falls within the district council of Lichfield, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the WS9 postcode district. The post town for Thornes is Walsall.
Thornes is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.
Ceremonial County | Staffordshire |
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Historic County | Staffordshire |
Administrative County | Staffordshire |
Thornes is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Staffordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Staffordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornes is WS9 9HL.
Thornes is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the WS9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WS9 postcode district.
The post town for Thornes is Walsall. Thornes is in the WS9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Walsall.
The centre of Thornes is located at position 52.62879° latitude and -1.89218° longitude.
Latitude | 52.62879° |
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Longitude | -1.89218° |
The centre of Thornes is located at the grid reference easting 407395 and northing 303454 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 407395 |
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Northing | 303454 |
Position of Thornes relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornes to the centre of the town.
Position of Thornes relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornes to the centre of the city.