THORLEY
"THORLEY, a parish in the liberty of West Medina, Isle of Wight, county
Hants, 1 mile S.E. of Yarmouth, its post town. The village is situated on
Yarmouth Creek. The land was formerly in a barren state, but is now chiefly
arable and pasture, with about 50 acres of down. The living is a vicarage*
in the diocese of Winchester, value £100. The church, dedicated to St.
Swithin, or St. Mary, was built by Amicia, Countess of Devon, by whom it
was given to the priory of Christchurch, in Hampshire."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson (c)2003]
[Last updated: 4th August 2003, 04:02 BST - Brian Pears]
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