- Elevation
- 190 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport20 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport58 km
About Thornsett
Thornsett is a village. Location: New Mills, High Peak District. Elevation: 190 m.
Thornsett is a hamlet within the civil parish of New Mills in Derbyshire. It lies between New Mills and Hayfield, and includes a primary school, a nursery, two pubs, a band room and a cemetery (created in 1993). It is roughly 13 miles (21 km) southeast of central Manchester and 22 miles (35 km) west of Sheffield. The hamlet is governed by High Peak Borough Council and, as it lies within New Mills' parish boundaries, New Mills Town Council.
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Climate of Thornsett
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 130 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (132 mm)
- Driest month
- May (78 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 127 | 94 | 104 | 82 | 78 | 86 | 80 | 97 | 100 | 123 | 130 | 132 |
How to get to Thornsett
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 20 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stockport, 12 km to the west.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 20 kmwest
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 58 kmwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 58 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Stockport Population: 139.1K 12 kmwest
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 20 kmnorthwest
- Manchester Population: 569K 20 kmnorthwest
- Salford Population: 129.8K 24 kmnorthwest
- Huddersfield Population: 149K 33 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Thornsett
Within 100 km: 679 historic and cultural sites, 1,020 natural sites, 189 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km216 places
- Saint George's Island Island 21 kmNW
- Woodhead Reservoir Lake 14 kmNE
- Valehouse Reservoir Lake 11 kmN
- Torside Reservoir Lake 13 kmNE
25–60 km559 places
- The Island Island 45 kmNW
- Don Island Island 42 kmE
- Calder Island Island 45 kmNE
- Stennard Island Island 47 kmNE
60–100 km1,113 places
- Great Britain Island 69 kmN
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 77 kmW
- Formby Beach Beach 77 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 76 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lantern Pike Mountain, Hayfield1.8 km NE
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Mellor Moor Mountain, Stockport2.6 km W
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Chinley Churn Mountain, Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside3.6 km SE
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Knarrs Mountain, Hayfield3.7 km N
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Mount Famine Mountain, Hayfield4.8 km SE
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Cown Edge Mountain, Charlesworth5.1 km N
Sources & licences
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