Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for THORESBY

THORESBY, a hamlet in Edwinstowe parish, Notts; 2 miles NNW of Ollerton. T. Hall was rebuilt in 1745, by the-Duke of Kingston; is now the seat of Earl Manvers; has an Ionic portico; and stands in a park of 10 miles in circuit.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Edwinstowe CP/AP       Nottinghamshire AncC
Place: Thoresby

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