Thorney is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, five miles south-east of the town of Crowland, seven miles north-east of the major city of Peterborough, and 76 miles north of London. Thorney lies three miles south of the Lincolnshire border. Thorney falls within the unitary authority of City of Peterborough. It is in the PE6 postcode district. The post town for Thorney is Peterborough.
Thorney is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Cambridgeshire, and the administrative county of City of Peterborough.
Ceremonial County | Cambridgeshire |
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Historic County | Cambridgeshire |
Administrative County | City of Peterborough |
Thorney is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Thorney is PE6 0QA.
Thorney is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PE6 postcode district.
The post town for Thorney is Peterborough. Thorney is in the PE6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Peterborough.
The centre of Thorney is located at position 52.62135° latitude and -0.10815° longitude.
Latitude | 52.62135° |
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Longitude | -0.10815° |
The centre of Thorney is located at the grid reference easting 528166 and northing 304301 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 528166 |
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Northing | 304301 |
Position of Thorney relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thorney to the centre of the town.
Position of Thorney relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thorney to the centre of the city.