Thornton is located in the county of Dyfed, Wales, one mile north of the town of Milford Haven, 48 miles west of the major city of Swansea, 82 miles west of Cardiff, and 212 miles west of London. Thornton was historically in the county of Pembrokeshire. Thornton falls within the unitary authority of Sir Benfro - Pembrokeshire. It is in the SA73 postcode district. The post town for Thornton is Milford Haven.
Thornton is in the ceremonial county of Dyfed, the historic county of Pembrokeshire, and the administrative county of Sir Benfro - Pembrokeshire.
Ceremonial County | Dyfed |
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Historic County | Pembrokeshire |
Administrative County | Sir Benfro - Pembrokeshire |
Thornton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dyfed, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dyfed.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornton is SA73 3UD.
Thornton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SA73 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SA73 postcode district.
The post town for Thornton is Milford Haven. Thornton is in the SA73 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Milford Haven.
The centre of Thornton is located at position 51.72936° latitude and -5.03637° longitude.
Latitude | 51.72936° |
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Longitude | -5.03637° |
The centre of Thornton is located at the grid reference easting 190410 and northing 207769 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 190410 |
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Northing | 207769 |
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.