Thornley is located in the county of Durham, North East England, four miles west of the town of Peterlee, ten miles north-west of the major town of Hartlepool, 108 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 230 miles north of London. Thornley lies three miles south of the Tyne & Wear border. Thornley falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH6 postcode district. The post town for Thornley is Durham.
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 towards the easternmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornley is DH6 3EW.
Thornley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH6 postcode district.
The post town for Thornley is Durham. Thornley is in the DH6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Durham.
The centre of Thornley is located at position 54.74957° latitude and -1.43683° longitude.
Latitude | 54.74957° |
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Longitude | -1.43683° |
The centre of Thornley is located at the grid reference easting 436348 and northing 539547 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 436348 |
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Northing | 539547 |
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.