Bacteriostatic water in Thorne

Local facts for Thorne

Thorne sits in the DN8 postcode district (DN area), within Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

DN8 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Thorne go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• University of York, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 37.8 km
• Sheffield Hallam University, Biological Sciences, 42.1 km
• The University of Hull, Chemistry, 42.8 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Thorne with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 43.3 km south-west
• The University of Leeds (UKPRN 10007795): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 44.6 km north-west
• University of Lincoln (UKPRN 10007151): Chemistry, 50.6 km south-east
• The University of Huddersfield (UKPRN 10007148): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 54 km west
• The University of Bradford (UKPRN 10007785): Chemistry, 56.7 km west
• The University of Nottingham (UKPRN 10007154): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 76.4 km south

Nearby: Hatfield (4.5 km), Crowle (8.5 km), Snaith (10 km), Goole (11.9 km), Askern (12.6 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

Thorne lies east of Wakefield, about 36.3 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the DN postcode area (25 of the 153 we list for Yorkshire and The Humber):

• Epworth, DN9, 13.2 km
• DN, 15 km
• Doncaster, DN1, 15 km
• Howden, DN14, 16.2 km
• Berkeley, DN15, 18.5 km
• Bawtry, DN10, 20.5 km
• Scunthorpe, DN15, 20.8 km
• Bottesford, DN16, 21.8 km

Postcode districts in the DN area covered by our Yorkshire and The Humber location pages: DN1, DN6, DN7, DN8, DN9, DN10, DN11, DN12, DN14, DN15, DN16, DN17, DN18, DN20, DN21, DN31, DN33, DN35, DN40.

More nearby location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Doncaster (9 location pages): Hatfield 4.5 km, Askern 12.6 km, DN 15 km, Doncaster 15 km, Bawtry 20.5 km, Tickhill 22.1 km, Conisbrough 22.8 km, Mexborough 25.6 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Thorne: north, Goole (11.9 km); east, Crowle (8.5 km); south, Hatfield (4.5 km); west, Snaith (10 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of Thorne: 3; within 25 km: 23; within 50 km: 81.

Map reference: 53.6110, -0.9609 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074546483).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.