Thornhill, Kirklees

Location Map

Thornhill is a suburban area in Dewsbury, Kirklees

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Thornhill within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Thornhill in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Thornhill, town, par., and township with ry. sta., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire - par., 8120 ac., pop. 13,016; township (partly in parl. bor. of Dewsbury), 2564 ac., pop. 7857; town (comprising Thornhill and Lower Whitley townships), 3602 ac., pop. 8843; P.O.; is a local government district; the sta. is 1½ mile SW. of Dewsbury.

Thornhill in the Domesday Book

A village in Agbrigg hundred, in the county of Yorkshire.

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