Thorne is a small market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, set on the edge of the low-lying Humberhead Levels. It sits by the network of waterways around the River Don and the Stainforth and Keadby Canal, and is notable for its proximity to Thorne Moors - part of the Thorne and Hatfield Moors lowland peatlands, one of the largest raised bog areas in England and an important site for wildlife and peat conservation.
Historically the town’s economy was shaped by peat extraction and inland navigation, and vestiges of its market-town character remain around the parish centre and the parish church of St Nicholas Church. Today it combines local shops, light industry and a commuter population linked to nearby urban centres, while local community groups and conservation bodies are active in promoting the area’s distinctive natural and historic landscape.
Postcode districts covering Thorne
Most populated places nearby
- York 24 miles
- Rotherham 21.5 miles
- Doncaster 9.4 miles
- Wakefield 23.2 miles
- Scunthorpe 12.7 miles
- Barnsley 21.4 miles
- Castleford 17.6 miles
- Pontefract 15.3 miles
- Worksop 22.3 miles
- Bentley 9.6 miles
- Selby 12.1 miles
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 23.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Thorne & Moorends Ward 0 miles
- Moorends Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Thorne Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Fishlake Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Stainforth Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Hatfield Parish 3.6 miles
- Sykehouse Parish 3.6 miles
- Dunscroft and Hatfield Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Kirk Bramwith Parish 4.1 miles
- West End Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Hatfield Woodhouse Built-up area 4.4 miles
- Rawcliffe Bridge Built-up area 4.4 miles
Example postcodes in Thorne
DN8 4FE, DN8 5AG, DN8 4HF, DN8 5HR, DN8 5DY, DN8 5PX, DN8 5PL, DN8 5QB, DN8 4PG … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 9.8 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 33.6 miles
- Thorne North Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Thorne South Railway Station 1.2 miles
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Schools in Thorne
- Brooke Primary Academy Primary
- Green Top Primary
- Marshland Primary Academy Primary
- Thorne King Edward Primary School Primary
- Trinity Academy Secondary
- West Road Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 8.6 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 9.1 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 9.8 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.6 miles
- Glanford Park Stadium 10.8 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 11.2 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 11.9 miles
- Normanby Park Estate 12.4 miles
- Gokewell Priory Historic site 15.5 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 16.5 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 16.9 miles