Thornton is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It has a station (opened in 1871^[1]) on CityRail's Hunter line. It is about 1km north of the New England Highway.

Post code 2322, including Thornton, Beresfield, Tarro and Hexham, had a population of 14,654 in 2001.^[2]

A new industrial estate and increased residential subdivisions have resulted in the RTA planning a major upgrade to the Weakleys Drive intersection. DBT (Australia) opened their new complex here in December 2006.

References

1. ^ "www.nswrail.net". Retrieved on 2006-10-26.
2. ^ "2322 (Postal Area of Enumeration)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2006-11-23.

Coordinates: 32°47′S, 151°38.5′E

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