Thornbury

Thornbury is a market town in South Gloucestershire, England, approximately 11 miles (18km) north of the city of Bristol, with a population of around 12,250. The town hosts South Gloucestershire Council headquarters and is twinned with Bockenem in Germany. Thornbury is a Britain in Bloom award winning town and also has its own competition, Thornbury in Bloom. Its suburbs include the Morton and Thornbury Park districts.

Places, projects and networks

 * Sustainable Thornbury

Fair Trade
Thornbury has been granted Fairtrade town status.

Growing and gardening
Recently the Thornbury Community Garden was set up, near Gillingstool School.

Walking
There are many green spaces and walks around the town.

Streamside walk
A footpath called Streamside Walk starts at Gillingstool Primary School, passes over several roads and bridges, past Thornbury Hospital and Manorbrook Primary School and on to the north of Thornbury where the stream leaves the town. Another stream runs through the north east of Thornbury and merges at an old mill.

Old railway line
The old railway line is now a footpath. The footpath was constructed in the 1990s to support new housing and industrial developments, previously it was grassed over and neglected. Starting from the industrial estates it follows the route of the streets of Streamleaze and Avon Way ending near a roundabout at the top of Avon Way.

Related Wikipedia content

 * Thornbury, South Gloucestershire