Thornbury Gloucestershire

Thornbury is a market town and civil parish in the South Gloucestershire unitary authority area of England, about 12 miles north of Bristol. It h…
Thornbury is a market town and civil parish in the South Gloucestershire unitary authority area of England, about 12 miles north of Bristol. It had a population of 12,063 at the 2011 census, rising to 14,496 in the 2021 census. Thornbury is a Britain in Bloom award-winning town, with its own competition: Thornbury in Bloom. The earliest documentary evidence of a village at "Thornbyrig" dates from the end of the 9th century. The Domesday Book of 1086 noted a manor of "Turneberie" belonging to William the Conqueror’s consort, Matilda of Flanders, with 104 residents.
  • Population: 14,496 (2021 census)
  • Region: South West
  • Country: England
  • OS grid reference: ST636902
  • Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire
  • Ceremonial county: Gloucestershire
  • Sovereign state: United Kingdom

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