| Description | Thornbury is a market town in South Gloucestershire, England, approximately 12 miles north of the city of Bristol. There is evidence of human activity in the Thornbury area in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, but Roman presence is limited to the Thornbury hoard, of 11,460 Roman coins dating from 260 to 348 AD, which were found in 2004. The earliest documented evidence of a village at "Thornbyrig" comes at the end of the 9th century. The Domesday Book noted a manor of "Turneberie" belonging to the Conqueror's consort, Matilda of Flanders. St. Mary's church, begun in the twelfth century with later additions, is the oldest surviving building in the town. Modern Thornbury is a Britain in Bloom award-winning town for scenic beauty. |
