Thornbury
Built-up area in South Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.612, -2.516 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 64 90 |
| Population: | 11,687 |
Thornbury is a market town in South Gloucestershire, England, lying around ten miles north of Bristol. It sits on the edge of the Severn Estuary and the Severn Vale, close enough to the M5 and the edge of the Cotswolds to feel rural while remaining convenient for commuters.
The town is best known for the Tudor manor Thornbury Castle, associated with Henry VIII, alongside a medieval parish church and a traditional market square. Today it blends independent shops, weekend markets and community events with some light industry and heritage tourism; it also lost its rail link in the 1960s, so road connections and local services play an outsized role in town life.
Postcode districts covering Thornbury
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 11.3 miles
- Newport 19.4 miles
- Gloucester 20.7 miles
- Bath 17.4 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 10.1 miles
- Stroud 15.3 miles
- Cwmbran Central 22.2 miles
- Cwmbrân 22.2 miles
- Trowbridge 24.1 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 7.6 miles
- Chippenham 20 miles
- Pontypool 23 miles
Neighbouring places
- Grovesend Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Alveston Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Rockhampton Parish 1.8 miles
- Severn Vale Ward 2 miles
- Tytherington Built-up area 2 miles
- Oldbury-on-Severn Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Oldbury-upon-Severn Parish 2.4 miles
- Rudgeway Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Falfield Built-up area 3 miles
- Hill Parish 3.2 miles
- Tockington Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Cromhall Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Thornbury
BS35 1JH, BS35 1JT, BS35 2EY, BS35 2LQ, BS35 1JA, BS35 1HP, BS35 1TE, BS35 2DU, BS35 2AQ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 18.1 miles
- Cardiff Airport 38.6 miles
- Yate Railway Station 6.1 miles
- Pilning Railway Station 6.1 miles
Hotels near Thornbury Ad
- Thornbury Castle - A Relais & Chateaux Hotel 5 0.6 miles
- The Anchor Inn 3 2.5 miles
- De Vere Tortworth Court 4 3.3 miles
- Thornbury Castle, Relais & Châteaux 4 0.7 miles
- Premier Inn Bristol 3 1.5 miles
- Eastwood Park Country House 3 2.2 miles
- Best Western Gables Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- Malt House 3 6.1 miles
- Aztec Hotel and Spa 4 5.4 miles
- Rooms at the Huntsman Inn 2.8 miles
Schools in Thornbury
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury Primary
- Crossways Infant School Primary
- Crossways Junior School Primary
- Gillingstool Primary School Primary
- Manorbrook Primary School Primary
- New Siblands School Special
- St Mary's C of E Primary School, Thornbury Primary
- The Castle School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 6.5 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 8 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 8.6 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 8.8 miles
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 9.2 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 11 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 11.1 miles
- University of Bristol University 11.3 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 11.7 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 11.7 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 11.9 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 11.9 miles