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Thorley, Isle of Wight

Thorley, Isle of Wight
FieldValue
countryEngland
map_typeIsle of Wight
official_nameThorley
static_image_nameThorley, Isle of Wight, UK.jpg
static_image_caption1871 St. Swithun's Church, Thorley
coordinates
civil_parishYarmouth
unitary_englandIsle of Wight
lieutenancy_englandIsle of Wight
regionSouth East England
constituency_westminsterIsle of Wight West
post_townNEWPORT
postcode_districtPO41
postcode_areaPO
dial_code01983
os_grid_referenceSZ374 887

Thorley is a village in the civil parish of Yarmouth, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is 1 + 1/2 miles from Yarmouth in the northwest of the island and is 9 miles west from Newport.

History

The remains of the old Church

Thorley has a manor house called Torlei (meaning thorny lea) which was held by Earl Tostig in the time of Edward the Confessor. It was originally governed by Earl Tostig during the reign of King Edward the Confessor from the manor house. As of 1862, Thorley was retained to follow the ownership of Yarmouth. Thorley has a cricket team. In 1931 the parish had a population of 125. On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Yarmouth.

Church

In the 13th century a church, dedicated to St Swithun, was built in the village and it was purportedly founded by Amicia, Countess of Devon. Later on it fell into disrepair and ruin; the remaining building and small graveyard are sited adjacent to Thorley Manor, on the B3401 road to Yarmouth . In 1912 the parish was recorded to comprise 1,580 acre of land.

References

References

  1. Lloyd, David. (2006). "The Isle of Wight". Yale University Press.
  2. Worsley, Sir Richard. (1781). "The History of the Isle of Wight". A. Hamilton.
  3. "Parishes: Thorley | British History Online".
  4. "Thorley | Isle of Wight Cricket Board".
  5. "Population statistics Thorley AP/CP through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
  6. "Relationships and changes Thorley AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.
  7. "Isle of Wight Village Book - Thorley".
  8. "Thorley". Women's Institute Isle of Wight Village Book.
  9. 'Parishes: Thorley', in A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5, ed. William Page (London, 1912), pp. 284-285. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hants/vol5/pp284-285 British History Online]. Accessed 13 August 2019.
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