Thorney is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

about 2 and a half miles south west of

Saxilby railway station Saxilby railway station serves Saxilby in Lincolnshire, England. The station is west of Lincoln Central on the Sheffield-Lincoln line and the Doncaster-Lincoln Line. It was built by The Great Northern Railway and opened in 1849. Facilities ...

, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...

, England. In 2011, the parish had a population of 248. The parish borders other nearby parishes including Wigsley, Kettlethorpe,

Newton on Trent Newton on Trent is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 389. The village is situated east of the River Trent, and approximately south from Ga ...

Saxilby with Ingleby Saxilby is a large village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about north-west from Lincoln, on the A57 road at the junction of the B1241. It is part of the civil parish of Saxilby and Ingleby, which includes the village o ...

, Harby,

North Clifton North Clifton is a village and civil parish about 12 miles north of Newark-on-Trent, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. In 2011, the parish had a population of 216. The parish touches Thorney, Fledboro ...

South Clifton South Clifton is a village and civil parish about 10 and a half miles north of Newark-on-Trent, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. In 2011, the parish had a population of 326. The parish touches Thorne ...

and Hardwick.

Features

There are 7 listed buildings in Thorney.

History

The name "Thorney" means 'Enclosure of thorn-trees'. Thorney was recorded in the

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

as ''Torneshaie''. Thorney parish also included the townships of

Broadholme Broadholme is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated west from the city and county town of Lincoln, and less than south from the A157 road and the village of Saxilby. Historically, Br ...

and Wigsley which became separate parishes in 1866. Iron Age, Bronze age and Roman settlements have been found. There was a Saxon settlement in around 500 AD. In 1853 the manor belonged to Rev. Christopher Nevile but was previously owned by the Nevile family. The parish was part of the

Newark Newark most commonly refers to: * Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States * Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area Newark may also refer to: Places Canada * Niagara-on-the ...

wapentake.

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Nottinghamshire Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire Newark and Sherwood