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Thorney, Cambridgeshire

Thorney is a village in the very north of Cambridgeshire, in the Isle of Ely area of the county. Tracing its roots back to around AD 500 when it started out as a Saxon settlement, the existence of Thorney Abbey made the settlement an important ecclesiastical centre for a long period of time. The village is within the council area of Peterborough.

Place Type: Village
Historic County: Cambridgeshire
Division of County: Isle of Ely
Lat, Long: 52.621355,-0.10814195
Grid Reference: TF 2816 0430
Civil Parish: Thorney CP
Council Area: Peterborough CA
Strategic Authority Area: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough SA
Police Area: Cambridgeshire PA

GBPN ID: 44542
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Thorney,_Cambridgeshire_44542

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