Thorley, Isle of Wight
| Thorley | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 1871 St. Swithun's Church, Thorley | |
| Location | |
| Island: | Isle of Wight |
| Grid reference: | SZ374887 |
| Location: | 50°41’49"N, 1°28’23"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Newport |
| Postcode: | PO41 |
| Dialling code: | 01983 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Isle of Wight |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Isle of Wight |
Thorley is a village on the Isle of Wight, Hampshire's great south island. It is found a mile and a half from Yarmouth in the north-west of the island and is nine miles west of Newport.[1]
The eastern end of the village is a hamlet known as Thorley Street.
History
The manor of Thorley is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Torlei; Domesdsay records that it was held by Earl Tostig in the time of Edward the Confessor.[1] After the Norman Conquest, the manor appears to have been an estate of the Lords of Wight, a title that came back to the Crowm under King Edward I. In 1472, King Edward IV gave Thorley to Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers for six years as compensation for harm done to his family by the Duke of Clarence.[2] Queen Elizabeth I then granted the parish out to a local farmer in exchange for annual rent, the farmer's daughter then sold it to Sir Robert Holmes, Governor of the Isle of Wight.[3]
In 1862, Thorley was retained to follow the ownership of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.[4]
In 1866 a National School was opened in the village for 60 pupils.[5]
In 1912 the parish was recorded to comprise 1,580 acres.[6]
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 .[2][4] In 1871 a new church, also St Swithun's was built further east, nearer the village centre, and it remains the current parish church.
Sport and leisure
- Cricket: Thorley Cricket Club.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lloyd, David (2006). The Isle of Wight. Yale University Press. p. 281. ISBN 0300107331.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Isle of Wight Village Book - Thorley". https://woottonbridgeiow.org.uk/wibook/thorley.php.
- ↑ Worsley, Sir Richard (1781). The History of the Isle of Wight. A. Hamilton. pp. 264–265. ISBN 9781170149522.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A History of the County of Hampshire - Volume 5 pp 284-285: Parishes: Thorley (Victoria County History)
- ↑ "Thorley". Women's Institute Isle of Wight Village Book. https://woottonbridgeiow.org.uk/wibook/thorley.php. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ↑ A History of the County of Hampshire - Volume 5 pp 284-285: Parishes: Thorley (Victoria County History)
- ↑ "Thorley | Isle of Wight Cricket Board". https://www.isleofwightcricketboard.co.uk/team_Thorley.php.