Thurnham
Parish in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.991, -2.841 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 44 55 |
| Dialling code: | 01524 (Lancaster) |
Thurnham is a largely rural civil parish a few miles south of Lancaster in Lancashire, England, sitting beside the tidal reaches of the River Lune and close to the edge of Morecambe Bay. The landscape mixes farmland, saltmarsh and small settlements, and attracts walkers and birdwatchers keen on estuary views and the stretches of the Lancaster Canal and local footpaths.
The parish includes the historic port settlement of Glasson Dock, which grew in the 18th–19th centuries to serve Lancaster and today combines maritime heritage with leisure boating, independent businesses and cafés. Local life is shaped by agriculture, tourism and commuting into the city, with old dock buildings, farmsteads and village events reflecting a quietly close‑knit community with good road links to the M6 corridor.
Postcode districts covering Thurnham
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 16 miles
- Blackburn 21.7 miles
- Blackpool 13.5 miles
- Morecambe 5.3 miles
- Lancaster 4.2 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness 18.1 miles
- Lytham St. Anne's 17.6 miles
- Leyland 21.1 miles
- Chorley 25 miles
- Kendal 23.5 miles
- Fleetwood 9.4 miles
- Poulton-le-Fylde 11.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Overton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Galgate Built-up area 2 miles
- Bailrigg Built-up area 2.5 miles
- University Ward 2.5 miles
- Aldcliffe-with-Stodday Parish 2.8 miles
- Cockerham Parish 2.9 miles
- Ellel Parish 3 miles
- Middleton Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Scotforth West Ward 3.1 miles
- Scotforth East Ward 3.3 miles
- Scotforth Parish 3.4 miles
- Bowerham Ward 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Thurnham
LA2 0AS, LA2 0BD, LA2 0BU, LA2 0DJ, LA2 0EU, LA2 0AJ, LA2 0DL, LA2 0AX, LA2 0BT … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 45.4 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 48.8 miles
- Heysham Port Railway Station 4.1 miles
- Lancaster Railway Station 4.2 miles
Hotels near Thurnham Ad
- The Stork Hotel 3 0.8 miles
- Quite Simply French 5 4.6 miles
- Lancaster House Hotel 4 2.4 miles
- The Port House 3 4 miles
- The Royal at Heysham 4 4.5 miles
- The Kerswell Hotel 3 5.4 miles
- Craigwell 4 6 miles
- Shipping Lanes Hotel 6 miles
- The Borough Lancaster 4 4.3 miles
- The Crown Hotel 4 5.7 miles
Schools in Thurnham
- Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ashton Hall Estate 1.2 miles
- Lancaster University University 2.5 miles
- Globe Arena Stadium 5 miles
- Burns Quarry Wood Forest 6.6 miles
- Highbury Stadium Stadium 9 miles
- Claughton Estate 10 miles
- Forest of Bowland Forest 12.5 miles
- Holker Hall Estate 14.5 miles
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 15.4 miles
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 15.4 miles
- Browsholme Hall Estate 15.8 miles
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 16.3 miles