- Thorner
Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Thorner
map_type= West Yorkshire
latitude = 53.860329
longitude = -1.424020
population=
metropolitan_borough= Leeds
metropolitan_county=West Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster= Elmet
post_town= LEEDS
postcode_district= LS14
postcode_area= LS
dial_code= 0113
os_grid_reference= SE3798040610
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static_image_caption=Thorner ChurchThorner is a
village betweenLeeds andWetherby , in theCity of Leeds metropolitan borough ,West Yorkshire ,England . It is situated not far away from the A1, A58 and A64 main roads. It is 8 miles (13 km) north-east ofLeeds City Centre and 7 miles (11 km) to the south-west of Wetherby.Travel to and from the village by public transport is easy 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 . Wetherby and Leeds city centre are both approximately 15 minutes drive away at quieter times.The village appears in the 1086
Domesday Book as "Torneure" (also "Tornoure") which probably means "thorn tree". The Thorner parish area used to include the nearby villages ofScarcroft and Shadwell.Thorner is also noted for having no street lighting, and apétanque area.The village features
*2
public houses (The Mexborough Arms and The Fox Inn)
*Post Office
*Quix (Village shop)
*the Beehive @ thorner, a restaurant, formerly The Beehive pub
*Parish Church
*Victory Hall
*Bowling green
*Cricket and Football pitchesExternal links
* [http://www.thornervillage.org.uk/index.php?page=Front_Page Thorner Parish Council web page]
* [http://www.thornervillage.org.uk Thorner Village Website]
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