Thornthwaite is a small village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England.

It lies in the valley of Padside Beck, a side valley on the south side of Nidderdale, 9 miles (14 km) west of Harrogate.

Padside Beck is crossed by a packhorse bridge thought to date from the 15th century.

[2] The parish includes the hamlet of Padside, a mile west of Thornthwaite, and extends 6 miles (10 km) north-west of the village to the upper valley of the River Washburn.

[4] Media related to Thornthwaite, North Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons