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Dist:0.1km north<br/>A post office counter in a convenience store or supermarket seems to be an ideal arrangement.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.2km north<br/>A short row of suburban shops, which look to have been converted from houses.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.2km north<br/>A pleasant-looking row of houses, perhaps built in the 1950s or early '60s.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.4km north<br/>Just below the Black Horse Hotel, the stone building on the left is shown on the large-scale OS map as a pumping station, presumably for water supply.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.4km north<br/>
©Nigel Homer
Dist:0.4km north<br/>The Town is the name of the main street of Thornhill village. For a closer view of the drinking fountain see [[1002265]]
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.4km north<br/>The road junction is with The Town, and Overthorpe Road continues round to the left. The building on the right looks like a former barn.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.4km north<br/>An elaborately carved top, looking like a square house with gables and a large chimney in the middle. The fountain no longer works.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.6km west<br/>A council estate at the top end of Thornhill.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.6km north<br/>
©Nigel Homer
Dist:0.7km west<br/>This is where Foxroyd Lane splits; the old lane goes to the right, but the junction with Whitley Road has been blocked, probably due to poor sight-lines. The new Foxroyd Lane goes to the left and then turns right to a better junction.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.7km east<br/>The Kirklees Way crosses the Albion Road at this Public House
©Nigel Homer
Dist:0.7km south<br/>A very narrow lane that goes down steeply to cross Smithy Brook, then climbs to Thornhill Edge equally steeply.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.7km north<br/>descending westward towards the Calder. The name suggest that this is an ancient track.
©Nigel Homer
Dist:0.8km east<br/>This footpath links Combs Road with Wells Road.
©SMJ

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