Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Thornes within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Thornes, eccl. dist., Wakefield par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, pop. 1700; Thornes House is in SW. vicinity of Wakefield. See ALVERTHORPE WITH THORNES.