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 is in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, the historic county of Lincolnshire, and the administrative county of Lincolnshire.
Ceremonial County | Lincolnshire |
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Historic County | Lincolnshire |
Administrative County | 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.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornton is LN9 5JX.
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.
The post town for Thornton is Horncastle. Thornton is in the LN9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Horncastle.
The centre of Thornton is located at position 53.19233° latitude and -0.13837° longitude.
Latitude | 53.19233° |
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Longitude | -0.13837° |
The centre of Thornton is located at the grid reference easting 524474 and northing 367756 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 524474 |
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Northing | 367756 |
Position of Thornton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornton to the centre of the town.
Position of Thornton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornton to the centre of the city.