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Where is Thornton?

Thornton is located in the county of Lincolnshire, East Midlands, one mile south-west of the town of Horncastle, 17 miles east of the major city of Lincoln, and 116 miles north of London. Thornton falls within the district council of East Lindsey, under the county council of Lincolnshire. It is in the LN9 postcode district. The post town for Thornton is Horncastle.

Thornton on a map

Map showing extent of Thornton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Thornton
Map showing location of Thornton within the UK
Location of Thornton within the UK

Which county is Thornton in?

Thornton is in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, the historic county of Lincolnshire, and the administrative county of Lincolnshire.

Ceremonial CountyLincolnshire
Historic CountyLincolnshire
Administrative CountyLincolnshire

Where is Thornton in Lincolnshire?

Thornton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lincolnshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lincolnshire.

Map showing location of Thornton within Lincolnshire
Location of Thornton within Lincolnshire

What is the postcode for Thornton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornton is LN9 5JX.

Where is Thornton in LN9?

Thornton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LN9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LN9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Thornton within LN9
Location of Thornton within LN9

What is the post town for Thornton?

The post town for Thornton is Horncastle. Thornton is in the LN9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Horncastle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Thornton?

The centre of Thornton is located at position 53.19233° latitude and -0.13837° longitude.

Latitude53.19233°
Longitude-0.13837°

What is the easting and northing of Thornton?

The centre of Thornton is located at the grid reference easting 524474 and northing 367756 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting524474
Northing367756

What are the nearest towns to Thornton?

Position of Thornton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornton to the centre of the town.

south-west
1m
Thornton is 1 mile south-west of Horncastle
north-east
4m
Thornton is 4 miles north-east of Woodhall Spa
south-east
9m
Thornton is 9 miles south-east of Wragby
west
10m
Thornton is 10 miles west of Spilsby
south-west
13m
Thornton is 13 miles south-west of Louth
north
16m
Thornton is 16 miles north of Boston
south-east
16m
Thornton is 16 miles south-east of Market Rasen
north-east
16m
Thornton is 16 miles north-east of Heckington
west
17m
Thornton is 17 miles west of Wainfleet All Saints
north-east
17m
Thornton is 17 miles north-east of Sleaford

What are the nearest cities to Thornton?

Position of Thornton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornton to the centre of the city.

east
17m
Thornton is 17 miles east of Lincoln
south
39m
Thornton is 39 miles south of Kingston upon Hull
north
43m
Thornton is 43 miles north of Peterborough
east
45m
Thornton is 45 miles east of Nottingham
south-east
47m
Thornton is 47 miles south-east of Doncaster
east
57m
Thornton is 57 miles east of Sheffield
north-east
57m
Thornton is 57 miles north-east of Leicester
north
57m
Thornton is 57 miles north of Ely
east
59m
Thornton is 59 miles east of Derby
south-east
66m
Thornton is 66 miles south-east of Wakefield