Thornbury, West Yorkshire
| Thornbury, West Yorkshire | |
 Thornbury Roundabout, Thornbury |
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  Thornbury, West Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | SE185336 |
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| Metropolitan borough | City of Bradford |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRADFORD |
| Postcode district | BD3 |
| Dialling code | 01274 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Coordinates: 53°47′53″N 1°42′40″W / 53.798°N 1.711°W
Thornbury is a district on the eastern edge of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England on the border with the City of Leeds and located in the Bradford Moor ward and in the Bradford East parliamentary constituency. Thornbury is contiguous with Pudsey - part of the City of Leeds conurbation and borders Laisterdyke, and Fagley (Eccleshill Ward).
History
Thornbury was originally a distinct village but became part of Bradford in 1882.[1]
In Thornbury on Leeds Road there were some large former tramsheds and former bus depot[2][3] dating from when Bradford had its own tram, bus and trolleybus services.
Buffalo Bill staged a performance of his Wild West Show in Thornbury when touring England in 1903.[4]
Economy
Off Dick Lane in Thornbury is the Gallagher Leisure Park. In the Gallagher Leisure Park is the Odeon Leeds-Bradford, a 13 screen multiplex cinema, the Aagrah restaurant, Esporta health club,[5] a Travelodge and access to the Phoenix Park Golf Course.
Off Leeds Old Road in The Woodhall Retail Centre are B&Q, Morrisons and Asda supermarkets and the Thornbury Medical Centre. Also on Leeds Old Road is the Thornbury Centre, a conference centre, library and church opened in March 1999, built on the site of the demolished St. Margaret's Church with £1.19 million funding from the Millennium Commission.[6][7]
On Gain Lane is British Bakeries' Bradford bakeries and the new headquarters of Wm Morrison Supermarkets.[8]
There is only one working public house remaining in Thornbury.[9]
The Territorial Army's Thornbury Barracks are actually in the Woodhall area of Pudsey.[10]
Education
On the edge of old Thornbury village is Laisterdyke Leadership Academy. Thornbury has a public lending library in the Thornbury Centre on Leeds Old Road.[11]
Transport
The main roads through the area are the A647 Leeds Road, the B6381 Leeds Old Road, Gain Lane and Dick Lane. Leeds Road, Leeds Old Road and Dick Lane meet at Thornbury roundabout, the biggest roundabout in Yorkshire.[12] Thornbury is served by First Bradford's 15, 72, 709, 710, 714, X6, and X11 services.[13]
Sport
To the east of Thornbury is the Phoenix Park Golf Course.[14]
Notable people
The poet and novelist Joolz Denby lives in Thornbury.
Gallery
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Elephant at the Aagrah
References
- ↑ "History of Bradford, Yorkshire - 1850 to 1899". Bradford Timeline. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ↑ "Bradford Corporation Transport: 1898-1974". Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ↑ "Former tramshed, Thornbury". Geograph. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ↑ Greenhalf, Jim (23 April 1999). "How Bill Tamed the Wild West". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ↑ "Health Clubs / Gymnasiums in Bradford". BusinessClassified.co.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ↑ "The Thornbury Centre". The Thornbury Centre. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ "Millennium Commission announces £1.19 million to Thornbury Centre in Bradford" (PDF). Millennium Commission. 17 December 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ↑ "Company history". Morrisons. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ↑ "Pubs in Thornbury". Pubs Galore. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ↑ Leeds & Bradford AZ. Geographers' A-Z Map Co Ltd. 2006. p. 93.
- ↑ "Thornbury Library". Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ↑ Wainwright, Martin (18 October 2002). "Bradford plans angel of the not-so-far north". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ↑ "Bradford". FirstGroup. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ↑ "Bradford Golf Courses". UK Golf Course Guide. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
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