Thornhill is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, three miles south of the town of Royal Wootton Bassett, six miles south-west of the major town of Swindon, 56 miles east of Cardiff, and 76 miles west of London. Thornhill falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SN4 postcode district. The post town for Thornhill is Swindon.
Thornhill is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.
Ceremonial County | Wiltshire |
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Historic County | Wiltshire |
Administrative County | Wiltshire |
Thornhill is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Wiltshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornhill is SN4 7RX.
Thornhill is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SN4 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SN4 postcode district.
The post town for Thornhill is Swindon. Thornhill is in the SN4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swindon.
The centre of Thornhill is located at position 51.5067° latitude and -1.88658° longitude.
Latitude | 51.5067° |
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Longitude | -1.88658° |
The centre of Thornhill is located at the grid reference easting 407969 and northing 178647 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 407969 |
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Northing | 178647 |
Position of Thornhill relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornhill to the centre of the town.
Position of Thornhill relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornhill to the centre of the city.