Thornhill, West Yorkshire

Thornhill
St Michael and All Angels, Thornhill Parish Church
Thornhill Location within West Yorkshire
Population	6,875 (2005)
OS grid reference	SE245185
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DEWSBURY
Postcode district	WF12
Dialling code	01924
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Dewsbury and Batley
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°39′44″N 1°36′45″W / 53.6622°N 1.6124°W / 53.6622; -1.6124

Thornhill is a village on the southern outskirts of Dewsbury in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Thornhill was absorbed into Dewsbury County Borough in 1910. The village is located on a ridge on the south side of the River Calder. Dewsbury, Ossett and Wakefield are close by. Its parish church houses a collection of Anglo-Saxon crosses.