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Thorner
Thorner shown within West Yorkshire |
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| Population | 1,503 |
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| OS grid reference | SE3798040610 |
| Parish | Thorner |
| Metropolitan borough | City of Leeds |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEEDS |
| Postcode district | LS14 |
| Dialling code | 0113 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Elmet |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Thorner is a rural village and civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, located between Seacroft and Wetherby. It has a population of 1,503.[1]
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The village appears in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Torneure" (also "Tornoure") means "thorn bank". Thorner ecclesiastical parish included the villages of Scarcroft and Shadwell. The parish covered 4400 acres in the wapentake of Skyrack in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[2]
The church of St Peter is built in the later English gothic style and has a square embattled tower In the graveyard is the grave of John Philips, who lived to 118 years. A school was built by subscription in 1787. The Wesleyan Methodists have a place of worship in the village.[2]
Thorner is situated close to the A1, A58 and A64 trunk roads. It is 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Leeds city centre and 7 miles (11 km) to the south-west of Wetherby. The underlying rock is limestone, some of which was burnt into lime and flagstone and slates were quarried.[2]
Travel to and from the village by public transport is via the 770 bus route (operated by the Transdev Harrogate & District bus company). The journey takes roughly half an hour from Leeds and an hour from Harrogate.
Thorner has no street lighting, and a pétanque area, and a facility where the youngsters of the community can meet.
The village has two public houses, the Mexborough Arms and the Fox Inn which fundraises for Martin House Children's Hospice in Boston Spa. There is a Post Office, village shop and a restaurant, formerly The Beehive pub, the Victory Hall a bowling green and cricket and football pitches