Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Thorne within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Thorne, market town and par. with ry. sta., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Don, 9 miles NE. of Doncaster, 12,408 ac., pop. 3484; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Wednesday. Thorne is a small but flourishing town, and carries on a considerable trade. It has barge-building, roperies, timber-yards, and wharves.
A village in Strafforth hundred, in the county of Yorkshire.