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.


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 NERFINISHED
nearbyFeature River Ore
partOf Scotland
postTown Kirkcaldy NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED

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