Thornley is located in the county of Durham, North East England, one mile south of the town of Tow Law, 18 miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 100 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 232 miles north of Cardiff, and 233 miles north of London. Thornley falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL13 postcode district. The post town for Thornley is Bishop Auckland.
Thornley is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Durham |
Administrative County | County Durham |
Thornley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornley is DL13 4NX.
Thornley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL13 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL13 postcode district.
The post town for Thornley is Bishop Auckland. Thornley is in the DL13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishop Auckland.
The centre of Thornley is located at position 54.7302° latitude and -1.82238° longitude.
Latitude | 54.7302° |
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Longitude | -1.82238° |
The centre of Thornley is located at the grid reference easting 411536 and northing 537260 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 411536 |
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Northing | 537260 |
Position of Thornley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornley to the centre of the town.
Position of Thornley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornley to the centre of the city.