In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thorney like this:
THORNEY, a parish, with three townships, in Newark district, Notts; 2½ miles SW of Saxilby r. station, and 8 E of Tuxford. Post town, Newark. Acres, 4,140. Real property, £5,341. Pop., 395. Houses, 76. T. manor belongs to the Neviles; Broadholme manor, to T. Redgate, Esq.; Wigsley manor, to Sir G. Welby, Bart. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £180.* Patron,Nevile, Esq. The church was rebuilt in 1850.
Thorney through time
Thorney is now part of Newark and Sherwood district. Click here for graphs and data of how Newark and Sherwood has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thorney itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thorney, in Newark and Sherwood and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7786
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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