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 miles10.3 km
- Bradford 14.7 miles23.7 km
- York 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Huddersfield 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Wakefield 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Harrogate 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Halifax 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Barnsley 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Castleford 9.9 miles16 km
- Morley 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Dewsbury 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Batley 12.9 miles20.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Scarcroft Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Barwick in Elmet and Scholes Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Wothersome Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bardsey cum Rigton Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Scholes Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Bardsey Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Shadwell Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Barwick in Elmet Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Cross Gates & Whinmoor Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- East Keswick Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Bramham Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Bramham cum Oglethorpe Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Thorner
LS14 3EL, LS14 3EW, LS14 3ED, LS14 3BU, LS14 3AG, LS14 3EU, LS14 3DA, LS14 3EP, LS14 3EZ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 31.2 miles50.1 km
- Cross Gates Railway Station 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Garforth Railway Station 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 9.6 miles15.5 km
Hotels near Thorner Ad
- The Scotts Arms Village Inn 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Wood Hall Hotel and Spa 4 4 miles6.5 km
- Dakota Leeds 5 6.6 miles10.5 km
- Hyatt House Leeds 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The Met Hotel Leeds 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Leeds City Centre 4 6.8 miles11 km
- Holiday Inn Express Leeds City Centre Armouries 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Quebecs 4 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Leeds Marriott Hotel 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
Schools in Thorner
- Thorner C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Saw Wood Forest 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Spring Wood Forest 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 8 miles12.9 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Elland Road Stadium 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Stanley Library Library 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 10.9 miles17.6 km