Thornley is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Thornley

There are great places to visit near Thornley including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

The area around Thornley's best waterfalls can be found at Summerhill Force.

There are a number of towns near Thornley including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Hardwick Country Park is one of Thornley's best, nearby country parks to visit in Thornley.

The area around Thornley's best airports can be found at Teesside International Airport.

Thornley History

There are some historic monuments around Thornley:

• Deserted medieval village, moated site, and early medieval timber building at Castle Eden, 200m south of The Castle
• Coxhoe medieval settlement, 170m south west of East House Farm
• Sherburnhouse Bridge
• Dalden Tower: a medieval fortified manor house and related earthworks
• Seven Sisters round barrow, Copt Hill, Houghton-le-Spring
• Middleham Castle
• Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate
• Ludworth Tower
• Prior's Hall, Hallgarth
• Old Thornley medieval settlement, open field system and hollow way, 110m north of Thornley Hall Farm
• Deserted medieval village and field system at Garmondsway
• Haswell Colliery engine house, 180m north west of Plough Farm
• Coal mining remains in Mallygill Wood
• High Haswell Chapel 300m south east of Low Haswell