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County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 27 min4:34 am – 10:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 6 min8:40 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,879 residentsin the Thornhill census areaMedian age 54.11,907 households65% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright16% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 1,724 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 4°C, lows -1°C1,794 mm of rain a year, 65 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January90 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -1 to 4°CJFebruary: -1 to 5°CFMarch: 0 to 7°CMApril: 2 to 10°CAMay: 4 to 13°CMJune: 7 to 15°CJJuly: 9 to 17°CJAugust: 9 to 16°CASeptember: 7 to 14°CSOctober: 4 to 10°CONovember: 2 to 7°CNDecember: -0 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPolgown Lochlake · under a mileShiel Lochlake · under a mileWhite Knowehill · under a mileCraw Linnwaterfall · 2.7 miCollar Knowehill · under a milePolgown Cleuchvalley · under a mileHorse Cleuchvalley · 1.3 miBlack Linnwaterfall · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes46 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199949 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 30 May 202244 mi away, Arran, North AyrshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.2 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 5.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband30% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,120 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation307 m1,007 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 285 to 511 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThornhill Hospital11 miGP surgeryUpper Nithsdale Group Practice5.1 miPharmacyRight Medicine Pharmacy LTD5.1 miDentistThornhill Dental Practice11 miPolice stationSanquhar Police Station5.0 miCash machineNisa Local, Kelloholm4.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK26 miRailway stationSanquhar5.2 miBus stationCumnock Bus Station14 miFerryAyr Compass Pier27 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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