In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thorley like this:
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.
Thorley through time
Thorley is now part of East Hertfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Hertfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thorley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thorley in East Hertfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4396
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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