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Thorney

Thorney is the name of more than one place. It is also used as a common nickname for people with the surname Thorne.

It often means "Thorn eyot", or Isle of Thorns; the isle might be in a fen or river, or the sea.

In the United Kingdom:

  • Thorney, Cambridgeshire
  • Thorney, Buckinghamshire
  • Thorney, Nottinghamshire
  • Thorney, Somerset
  • Thorney Hill, Hampshire
  • Thorney Island (London)
  • Thorney Island (West Sussex)
  • Thorney Toll, Cambridgeshire
See also
  • ST Thorney, a tugboat