Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for THORLEY

THORLEY, a parish in Bishop-Stortford district, Herts; 2 miles SSW of Bishop-Stortford r. station. It has a post-office under Bishop-Stortford. Acres, 1,516. Real property, 2,957. Pop., 388. Houses, 84. Twy-ford House is the seat of J. Bax, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £542.* Patron, the Bishop of R. The church was repaired in 1822.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Thorley AP/CP       Bishops Stortford RegD/PLU       Hertfordshire AncC
Place: Thorley

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