St Swithun’s Church, Thorley

St Swithun's Church, Thorley is a parish church in the Church of England located in Thorley, Isle of Wight.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England, UK
Also known as: “Church Of St Swithin”, “St Swithin”, “St Swithin’s church, Thorley”, “St Swithun’s church, Thorley”, “St. Swithin’s Church, Thorley”, and “St. Swithun’s Church, Thorley”

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yarmouth Castle and Thorley Manor.

Yarmouth Castle

Castle

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Yarmouth Castle is an artillery fort built by Henry VIII in 1547 to protect Yarmouth Harbour on the Isle of Wight from the threat of French attack. Just under 100 feet across, the square castle was initially equipped with 15 artillery guns and a garrison of 20 men. Yarmouth Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of St Swithun’s Church, Thorley.

Thorley Manor

Building

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Thorley Manor is a manor house just outside Yarmouth, on the Isle of Wight, England. Built in 1712, it features a modillion cornice, hipped roof, as well as tall chimneys. Thorley Manor is situated 2,900 feet northwest of St Swithun’s Church, Thorley.

Yarmouth Town Hall

Museum

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Yarmouth Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England. The structure, which is used as a community events venue, is a Grade II listed building. Yarmouth Town Hall is situated 1½ miles northwest of St Swithun’s Church, Thorley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thorley and Bouldnor.

Thorley

Hamlet

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Thorley is a village in the civil parish of Yarmouth, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is 1+1⁄2 miles from Yarmouth in the northwest of the island and is 9 miles west from Newport.

Bouldnor

Hamlet

Bouldnor is a hamlet near Yarmouth on the west coast of the Isle of Wight in southern England. It is the location of Bouldnor Battery, a gun battery emplacement.

Wellow

Hamlet

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Wellow is a village in the civil parish of Shalfleet, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located about two miles east of Yarmouth in the northwest of the island.

St Swithun’s Church, Thorley

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.69654° or 50° 41′ 48″ north

Longitude

-1.46984° or 1° 28′ 11″ west

Open location code

9C2WMGWJ+J3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 136335420

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q7591807

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