Thorley, Hertfordshire

Thorley, Hertfordshire

Thorley is a parish in Hertfordshire, England, encompassing the hamlets Thorley Street, Thorley Wash and Old Thorley; near Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire. Thorley has its own cricket club: Thorley CC and it lends its name to the nearby housing estate, Thorley Park. A very successful primary school, Manor Fields, is situated within the estate. Thorley Church, which has the grave of Daniel Defoe's sister, is near the housing estate of St Michael's Mead. Thorley is with in walking distance from Bishops Stortford town centre. It is now a district of Bishop's Stortford.

Trivia

Thorley was the place where the criminal Harry Roberts was found by police during a long manhunt after he had participated in the murder of three London based policemen. He was found in a barn hiding under straw.


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