Thorney is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Retail in Thorney

There are great places to visit near Thorney including some great cities, castles, historic buildings, villages, country parks and shopping centres.

The area close to Thorney boasts some of the best cities including Nottingham.

Nottingham Castle is one of Thorney's best, nearby castles to visit in Thorney.

Don't miss Nottingham Castle's historic buildings if visiting the area around Thorney.

Villages to visit near Thorney include Gedling.

Thorney is near some unmissable country parks like Gedling Country Park,

Thorney is near some unmissable shopping centres like Victoria Centre,

Thorney History

There are some historic monuments around Thorney:

• Mound S of Sand Lane
• Moated site west of Church Road
• Thorpe medieval settlement
• Fleet Plantation moated site
• Segelocum Roman town
• Site of a college and Benedictine Abbey, St Mary's Church
• Coates medieval settlement and moated site
• Roman Vexillation Fortress, two Roman Marching Camps, and a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, Newton on Trent
• Remains of a preceptory, fishponds and post-medieval gardens at Eagle Hall
• Deserted village of North Ingleby
• Hall Close: a medieval and post-medieval hall complex south of Dovecote Lane, with dovecote, gardens, fishponds, churchyard and cultivation remains
• Broxholme medieval settlement and cultivation remains
• Site of medieval nunnery, Broadholme
• Cross in St Peter and St Paul's churchyard
• The medieval bishop's palace and deer park, Stow Park
• Standing cross on the west side of High Street
• Site of medieval town
• Whimpton Moor medieval village and moated site
• Roman fort, south of Littleborough Lane
• Torksey Castle
• Site discovered by aerial photography NNE of village