Thornton
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Thornton is a village in Fife, Scotland, known historically for its coal mining and rail junction and now as a small residential community near Glenrothes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thornton canonical | 6 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| administrativeUnit | Fife Council ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentCharacter | residential community ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 3 miles south of Glenrothes
ⓘ
approximately 4 miles north-west of Kirkcaldy ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
churches
ⓘ
local shops ⓘ primary school ⓘ |
| hasHistoryOf | mining community housing ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Glenrothes with Thornton railway station ⓘ |
| historicalIndustry |
coal mining
ⓘ
railway operations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal mining history
ⓘ
rail junction ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fife
ⓘ
Kingdom of Fife council area ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Glenrothes
ⓘ
Kirkcaldy ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | River Ore ⓘ |
| partOf | Scotland ⓘ |
| postTown | Kirkcaldy ⓘ |
| railJunctionOf |
lines between Edinburgh and Dundee
ⓘ
lines to Glenrothes with Thornton ⓘ |
| region | Central Fife ⓘ |
| servedBy | Glenrothes with Thornton railway station ⓘ |
| timeZone | GMT ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | BST ⓘ |
| traditionalCounty | Fife ⓘ |
| transportLink | A92 road ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Glenrothes