Thornbury Gloucestershire lost its status as a borough in 19th-century local-government reforms, but in 1974 the parish council exercised its new right to designate itself a town council.
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12 Facts About Thornbury Gloucestershire
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In 1894 the western part of Thornbury Gloucestershire was detached to form the civil parish of Oldbury-on-Severn and the eastern part to create that of Falfield.
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Thornbury Gloucestershire was once the terminus of a Midland Railway branch line from Yate on the Bristol to Gloucester main line, with intermediate stations at Iron Acton and Tytherington.
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Thornbury Gloucestershire held a market in the high street and the market hall.
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Thornbury Gloucestershire has a high street, a shopping centre, two supermarkets and smaller shops.
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The Castle School, Thornbury Gloucestershire was used for an episode of Casualty broadcast on 2 May 2009.
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Thornbury Gloucestershire has a radio station, which returned in July 2017 after a five-year break.
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Thornbury Gloucestershire is one of a handful of UK towns to have a social group for adults with autism or Asperger syndrome.
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Thornbury Gloucestershire Castle fell into disrepair after the English Civil War, but was renovated in 1824 by the Howard Family.
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Real Thornbury FC plays in the Bristol Premier Combination Premier One, i e tier 13 in the English football league.
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Real Thornbury Gloucestershire FC plays at Oaklands Park in Almondsbury, which has hosted to several clubs, including Winterbourne United and Almondsbury Town, both of which have since dissolved.
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