Thornton is a village in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England, a few miles north‑west of Bradford city centre and close to the moorland above Haworth and the Worth Valley.
Historically it grew during the 19th century around textiles and local quarrying and is perhaps best known as the birthplace of the Brontë family before they moved to Haworth. Today Thornton mixes stone terraces and Victorian housing with a small village centre, commuter links into Bradford and Leeds, and easy access to open moorland popular with walkers.
Postcode districts covering Thornton
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 12.4 miles
- Bradford 3.5 miles
- Oldham 20.1 miles
- Burnley 16.2 miles
- Huddersfield 10 miles
- Wakefield 16 miles
- Rochdale 17.9 miles
- Harrogate 18.7 miles
- Halifax 4.3 miles
- Barnsley 22.4 miles
- Bury 23.1 miles
- Castleford 21.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Thornton and Allerton Ward 0.6 miles
- Clayton and Fairweather Green Ward 1.3 miles
- Clayton Parish 1.3 miles
- Sandy Lane Parish 1.7 miles
- Queensbury Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Bingley Rural Ward 1.9 miles
- Denholme Built-up area 2 miles
- Wilsden Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Toller Ward 2.5 miles
- Great Horton Ward 2.6 miles
- Illingworth and Mixenden Ward 2.7 miles
- Heaton Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Thornton
BD13 3EY, BD13 3PZ, BD13 3NZ, BD13 3FA, BD13 3PT, BD13 3AA, BD13 3DJ, BD13 3NN, BD13 3QN … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 9.3 miles
- Manchester Airport 34.9 miles
- Frizinghall Railway Station 3.9 miles
- Bingley Railway Station 4 miles
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 9.5 miles
Hotels near Thornton Ad
- Shibden Mill Inn 4 3.3 miles
- The Abbey Lodge Hotel 4.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bradford City Centre 3 4.3 miles
- The Old Registry Haworth 4 4.9 miles
- Travelodge Bradford Central 3 4.1 miles
- Cedar Court Bradford Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- Holdsworth House Hotel 4 2.5 miles
- Midland Hotel Bradford 4 4.1 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Bradford 4 3.8 miles
- Best Western Bradford Guide Post Hotel 3 4.4 miles
Schools in Thornton
- Thornton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The University of Bradford University 3.5 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 3.9 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 3.9 miles
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 5.1 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 5.2 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 7 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 8.1 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 10.1 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 10.2 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 10.3 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 10.4 miles