Thorner is a small village and civil parish a few miles east of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire, sitting on gently rolling ground above the A64 corridor between Leeds and York. Its origins are medieval and the village grew around the old turnpike road, reflected today in a compact street of stone and brick cottages and a handful of former coaching inns; the conservation area and surrounding farmland give it a distinctly rural feel despite easy road links to the city.
Locally the place feels sociable and slightly commuter-oriented, with village groups, a hall, pubs and small businesses serving residents who often work in Leeds or York. Its lack of a railway station and the protection of historic buildings have helped preserve Thorner’s character, and neighbouring villages such as Barwick-in-Elmet and Wetherby provide a sense of the wider semi-rural community in this part of West Yorkshire.
Postcode districts covering Thorner
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 6.4 miles
- Bradford 14.7 miles
- York 15.4 miles
- Huddersfield 20.9 miles
- Wakefield 12.8 miles
- Harrogate 10.4 miles
- Halifax 20.5 miles
- Barnsley 20.6 miles
- Castleford 9.9 miles
- Morley 10.4 miles
- Dewsbury 14.4 miles
- Batley 12.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Scarcroft Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Barwick in Elmet and Scholes Parish 1.6 miles
- Wothersome Parish 1.6 miles
- Bardsey cum Rigton Parish 1.8 miles
- Scholes Built-up area 2 miles
- Bardsey Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Shadwell Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Barwick in Elmet Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Cross Gates & Whinmoor Ward 2.7 miles
- East Keswick Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Bramham Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Bramham cum Oglethorpe Parish 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Thorner
LS14 3AX, LS14 3JD, LS14 3JB, LS14 3JF, LS14 3BT, LS14 3HB, LS14 3HA, LS14 3LB, LS14 3EF … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 9.7 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 31.2 miles
- Cross Gates Railway Station 3.8 miles
- Garforth Railway Station 4.6 miles
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 9.6 miles
Hotels near Thorner Ad
- Dakota Leeds 5 6.6 miles
- Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa 4 4.4 miles
- Wood Hall Hotel & Spa 4 4 miles
- Quebecs 4 6.7 miles
- The Queens Hotel 4 6.6 miles
- Novotel Leeds Centre Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- Hyatt House Leeds Aparthotel 3 6.7 miles
- ibis Styles Leeds City Centre Arena 3 6.3 miles
- Hyatt Place Leeds 4 6.7 miles
- Hazlewood Castle & Spa 4 4.3 miles
Schools in Thorner
- Thorner C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Saw Wood Forest 0.8 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 5.7 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 6.6 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 7.7 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 7.9 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 8 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 8.1 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 8.2 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 9.2 miles
- Stanley Library Library 10.2 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 10.9 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 10.9 miles