In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thorne like this:
THORNE-COFFIN, a parish in Yeovil district, Somerset; 2¾ miles NW of Yeovil r. station. Post town, Yeovil. Acres, 410. Rated property, £1,039. Pop., 99. Houses, 20. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £200.* Patron, the Rev. H. Helyar. The church is ancient but good.
Thorne through time
Thorne is now part of South Somerset district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Somerset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thorne itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thorne in South Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13340
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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