Thornbury, West Yorkshire

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Thornbury, West Yorkshire
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Thornbury Roundabout, Thornbury
Thornbury, West Yorkshire is located in West Yorkshire
Thornbury, West Yorkshire
Thornbury, West Yorkshire
 Thornbury, West Yorkshire shown within West Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE185336
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
List of places
UK
England
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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

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Former Thornbury tramsheds now demolished

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

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The Leeds Bradford Odeon multiplex cinema, Gallagher Leisure Park, Thornbury, Bradford.

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.

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St. Margarets Church and the Thornbury Centre

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 Business and Enterprise College. 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

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External links

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 Fagley
Eccleshill ward
Bradford Moor ward Pudsey, Leeds
  Thornbury  
Laisterdyke Tyersal

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