Thornbury, Gloucestershire
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Thornbury is a market town and civil parish in the South Gloucestershire unitary authority area of England, about 12 mi (19 km) north of Bristol. It had a population of 12,063 at the 2011 census. The population has risen to 14,496 in the 2021 census.[1] Thornbury is a Britain in Bloom award-winning town, with its own competition: Thornbury in Bloom. The earliest documentary evidence of a village at "Thornbyrig" dates from the end of the 9th century. The Domesday Book of 1086 noted a manor of "Turneberie" belonging to William the Conqueror’s consort, Matilda of Flanders, with 104 residents.
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Thornbury | |
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Market town | |
Location within Gloucestershire | |
Population | 14,496 (2021 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | ST636902 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BRISTOL |
Postcode district | BS35 |
Dialling code | 01454 |
Police | Avon and Somerset |
Fire | Avon |
Ambulance | South Western |
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