Thorne is a market town in South Yorkshire, England
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Geography
It lies east of the River Don, on the Stainforth Canal, and is located at approximately , at an elevation of around 5 metres above sea level, on the Yorkshire side of the border with Lincolnshire. Divisions and environs South Yorkshire is divided into four local government districts they are the City of Sheffield, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Divisions and environs South Yorkshire is divided into four local government districts they are the City of Sheffield, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine government office Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The DN postcode area, also known as the Doncaster postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Barnetby, Barrow upon Humber, Barton-upon-Humber The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. South Yorkshire Police is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing South Yorkshire in England. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the Statutory fire and rescue service for the area of South Yorkshire, England. The Yorkshire Ambulance Service is the NHS Ambulance service covering most of Yorkshire in England. Yorkshire and the Humber is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Doncaster North is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the historic English county of Yorkshire. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets Divisions and environs South Yorkshire is divided into four local government districts they are the City of Sheffield, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This article is about the river in South Yorkshire England For other rivers with the same name see Don River (disambiguation. The Stainforth and Keadby Canal is a navigable Canal in South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, England. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Mean sea level (MSL is the average (mean height of the Sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. The civil parish of Thorne also takes in the village of Moorends to the north. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Moorends is a village in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England) on the border with Lincolnshire. It is part of the metropolitan borough of Doncaster in the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire
The town is served by two railway stations: Thorne North, and Thorne South; as well as Junction 6 of the M18 and junction 1 of the M180. The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster is a Metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire in Yorkshire and the Humber Region of England. The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level Administrative division of England. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains The M18 is a Motorway in Yorkshire, England. It runs from Rotherham to Goole and is approximately long The M180 motorway is a major road in England. The Motorway runs east from M18 motorway near Thorne to the junction of the A15 The A614 runs through the town, crossing the canal. The A614 is a main road in England running through the counties of Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire.
History
The land which is now Thorne was once inhabited by Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age people. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. It became a permanent settlement around AD700, and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey
The main industries in the town have traditionally been coal mining and farming, although many residents now commute to Doncaster. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster.
Places of interest
Brass Band concerts are held in the park during the summer months, which is also the location for the annual Thorne Festival. A brass band is a Musical group generally consisting entirely of Brass instruments, most often with a percussion section A park is a protected area of Land and Water, usually in its natural or semi-natural (landscaped state and set aside for some purpose often to do with human Thorne and Moorends had its very own Community Radio station during the summer of 2005. Community radio is a type of Radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area broadcasting material that is popular to a local audience but is overlooked by more
Notable buildings in the town include the eleventh century parish church and the motte of Peel Hill Castle. A parish church, in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a Parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches Other attractions include the extensive Thorne Moors.
Landmarks
There are Dutch-like bridges over canals, such as the Wykewell bridge. There are two large water towers. The parish church is St Nicholas.
Sport
Local rugby league side Moorends-Thorne Marauders RLFC play in the CMS Yorkshire league during the winter season and the Rugby League Conference during the summer. Moorends-Thorne Marauders RLFC is an Amateur Rugby league football club playing in the North Midlands Division of the Rugby League Conference and in the The CMS Yorkshire League is a series of Rugby league divisions in the traditional county of Yorkshire The Rugby League Conference (RLC (also known as the Co-operative Rugby League Conference as a result of sponsorship from the Co-operative Group, is a series of regionally
Thorne is also home to the rugby union side Thornensians RUFC who currently play in Yorkshire Division 3.
Speedway racing, then known as Dirt Track racing, was staged a track on the southern edge of the town in 1930. Billed as "The Wembley of the North" the track was a bit basic and followed the edge of the football pitch on the inside of the track. Rather than two sweeping bends, the track shown on contemporary ordnance survey maps, had four corners and four straights.
School
In September 2005 a newly built school, Trinity Academy, opened in Thorne. Trinity Academy is a state-run Secondary school in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland Specialising in Business and Enterprise. The £24 million state of the art Academy has nine classes per year group, and an initial school population of 1250 children, between the ages of 11 – 18, and is the third Christian Ethos school founded by Sir Peter Vardy.
The new Academy replaced Thorne Grammar School, a once notable provider of distinguished education and boasts many famous Alumni, including Lesley Garrett; George Porter, a nobel prize-winning chemist; Charles Spencer, a renowned pianist; and Sir Graham Hall, former CEO of Yorkshire Electricity. Lesley Garrett CBE (born 10 April 1955) is an English Soprano and media personality George Porter Baron Porter of Luddenham, OM, FRS ( December 6, 1920 &ndash August 31, 2002) was a British The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Yorkshire Electricity was an electricity distribution utility in England serving much of Yorkshire and parts of Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and
Famous people from Thorne
Famous people from Thorne include Roy Clarke and Thomas Crapper. Roy Clarke OBE (born 28 January 1930 in Austerfield, Yorkshire) is an English Comedy Writer. Thomas P Crapper (baptised 28 September 1836 - 27 January 1910) was a Plumber who founded Thomas Crapper & Co Former professional footballer Leigh Jenkinson, who represented Wales internationally, is also from Thorne. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Leigh Jenkinson (born July 9 1969 in Thorne, South Yorkshire) is an English -born Welsh former professional footballer The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. Additionally, Gillian Coultard, former captain of England women's football team during the 1990s is also borne and bred in Thorne. Gill was the first woman ever to score a goal at Wembley stadium and has over 120 caps for representing England.
External links
- Thorne and Moorends Town Council
- Thorne & Moorends Community Radio, TMCR 87.9 now off-air but coming back in 2008. TMCR or Thorne-Moorends Community Radio is a Community radio station in Thorne, near Doncaster in South Yorkshire.
- Friends of Buntings Wood, adopt a tree on this restoration site.
- Thorne Memorial Park Miniature Railway Open most Sundays, check the site for details. .
- Waterstart, a waterways based training and recreational facility based at Thorne
- The Bungalow Project, Moorends Drug Awareness and Support Group
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