Thornford is a village and civil parish in north-west Dorset, England, situated in the Yeo valley 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Sherborne.

The Parish Council comprises seven elected members from Thornford and three from Beer Hackett, all of whom serve a four-year term of office.

Thornford railway station is on the Heart of Wessex Line running between Bristol and Weymouth.

Thornford is also served by Damory Coaches bus 74 running between Yeovil and Sherborne.There are four buses each way Monday to Friday and no buses run on Saturday nor Sundays Thornford is mentioned in the Domesday Book where it is called Torneford and is listed as belonging to the Bishop of Salisbury.

[6] There are a number of Grade II listed buildings in the village, the centre of which, dominated by a Victorian clock tower, was designated a Conservation area in 1994.