Thorney
Thorney is a village in Muchelney, South Somerset, England. Thorney is situated nearby to the hamlet Muchelney Ham, as well as near the village Kingsbury Episcopi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Muchelney Abbey and The Priest’s House, Muchelney.
Muchelney Abbey
Archaeological site
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Muchelney Abbey is an English Heritage property in the village of Muchelney in the Somerset Levels, England. The site consists of ruined walls showing the layout of the abbey buildings constructed from the 7th to 16th centuries, and the remaining intact Abbot's House.
The Priest’s House, Muchelney
Historic building
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The Priest's House is a National Trust-owned property in Muchelney, in the English county of Somerset. It has been designated as a grade I listed building.
St Martin’s Church, Kingsbury Episcopi
Church
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The Church of St Martin in Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church, dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, stands on the site of an earlier Saxon church of which no trace remains and boasts an ornate Somerset Tower, 99 feet tall, made of stone from nearby Ham Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingsbury Episcopi and Muchelney.
Kingsbury Episcopi
Village
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Kingsbury Episcopi is a village and civil parish on the River Parrett in Somerset, England, situated 9 miles north west of Yeovil. The village has a population of 1,307. The parish includes the villages of West Lambrook, East Lambrook and Thorney.
Muchelney
Village
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Muchelney is a clustered village and civil parish in Somerset, England, extending for 3 kilometres from the south bank of the River Parrett. The village lies about 1 mile south of Langport and 4 miles south west of Somerton.
Drayton
Village
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Drayton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, focussed less than a mile from Curry Rivel and five miles southwest of Somerton in the South Somerset district. Drayton is situated 2 miles northwest of Thorney.
Thorney
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Muchelney, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.00065° or 51° 0′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.81729° or 2° 49′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C3V252M+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 315294364OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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