Traditional county: Northamptonshire · Unitary authority: West Northamptonshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Thornby, Northamptonshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thornby map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Thornby, Northamptonshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Thornby |
| Traditional County | Northamptonshire |
| Unitary Authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.373769 |
| Longitude | -1.016076 |
| Place Type | Village |
Thornby holds a quiet dignity atop the Northamptonshire ridge, where the horizon stretches wide and pale under the shifting clouds of the East Midlands. It lies 8.3 miles south-south-west of Market Harborough (from Market Harborough: bearing 208°T, OS grid SP 670 755), and is situated east-south-east of Cold Ashby village. The land here slopes away in long, rhythmic folds, carrying the eye toward the distant shimmer of Naseby Reservoir, which catches the afternoon light like a fragment of fallen sky. Below the ridge, the damp, fertile earth near Spratton Brook nurtures a landscape that has long provided for the hands that work it. Thornby maintains a restrained character, defined by stone walls that hold the heat of the sun and lanes that wind with an almost deliberate lack of urgency. History remains etched in the quiet presence of the nearby monastic grange, a silent observer of the centuries that have passed over the fields. The air here feels thin and clean, swept clear by the winds that travel unimpeded across the open, rolling expanse of the countryside.
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Explore Thornby, Northamptonshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.373769, -1.016076. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |