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THORNEY

Volume 21 · 51 words · 1860 Edition

a market-town of England, in the county and 35 miles N.W. of Cambridge, 82 N. by W. of London. It has a Norman church, formerly only the nave of a conventual chapel, national and infant schools, and almshouses. Fairs for horses and cattle are held here twice a year. Pop. 2174.