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 miles20 km
- Bradford 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Oldham 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Burnley 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Huddersfield 10 miles16.1 km
- Wakefield 16 miles25.7 km
- Rochdale 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Harrogate 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Halifax 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Barnsley 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Bury 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Castleford 21.2 miles34.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Thornton and Allerton Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Clayton and Fairweather Green Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Clayton Parish 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Sandy Lane Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Queensbury Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bingley Rural Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Denholme Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Wilsden Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Toller Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Great Horton Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Illingworth and Mixenden Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Heaton Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Thornton
BD13 3QP, BD13 3JS, BD13 3AX, BD13 3BB, BD13 3NJ, BD13 3LA, BD13 3EQ, BD13 3HP, BD13 3NP … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 9.3 miles15 km
- Manchester Airport 34.9 miles56.1 km
- Frizinghall Railway Station 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Bingley Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 9.5 miles15.3 km
Hotels near Thornton Ad
- Holdsworth House 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Abbey Lodge Hotel 4.1 miles6.5 km
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Best Western Bradford Guide Post Hotel 3 4.4 miles7 km
- The Midland Hotel 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Alton Apartments 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Cedar Court Bradford 4 4.3 miles7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bradford City Centre 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Manor House Lindley 5 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Wool Merchant Hotel 4.7 miles7.5 km
Schools in Thornton
- Thornton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The University of Bradford University 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 3.9 miles6.3 km
- National Media Museum Museum 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 7 miles11.3 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Spring Wood Forest 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 10.4 miles16.8 km