Thornton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 53.8667, -3.0167
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 327 km away
- Same name
- 44 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Thornton, England, United Kingdom
The local time in Thornton, England, United Kingdom — in the Europe/London time zone (+0) — is shown on this page.
Thornton, United Kingdom
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Thornton
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Thornton keeps Europe/London clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:32 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 4:22 PM Daylight 8 h 50 min Night 15 h 10 min Civil twilight 6:54 AM – 5:01 PM
Weather in Thornton right now
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Thornton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- BD13
- DD8
- FY5
- KY1
- L23
- LE67
- LN9
- MK17
- PH1
- SA73
- TD15
- TS8
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in England
- London 8 961 989
- Birmingham 1 157 603
- Manchester 568 996
- Sheffield 556 500
- Leeds 536 280
- Liverpool 496 770
Other places named Thornton
- Thornton Colorado, United States
- Thornton New South Wales, Australia
- Thornton Illinois, United States
- Thornton Scotland, United Kingdom
- Thornton New Hampshire, United States
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Warbreck — 3.6 km
- Hoohill — 4.0 km
- North Shore — 4.1 km
- Hardhorn — 4.2 km
- High Cross — 4.2 km
- Poulton-Le-Fylde — 4.3 km
Thornton: clock, sun and surroundings
Today the sun rises over Thornton at 7:32 AM and sets at 4:22 PM. That is 8 h 50 min of daylight in all.
The clock in nearby Warbreck and Hoohill follows Thornton.
Mail addressed to Thornton uses 12 postal codes.
Thornton is served by the Europe/London time zone, offset UTC+0. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Questions and answers
- Which local time zone does Thornton follow?
- Thornton follows Europe/London, with an offset of +0.
- Are time changes for daylight saving made in Thornton?
- No.
- What time does the sun set in Thornton?
- The sun sets in Thornton at 4:22 PM.