Thornby, Northamptonshire

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Thornby is a village in Northamptonshire

Other current and historical names

Torneberie

Parish/Community: Thornby
District/Borough: Daventry
County: Northamptonshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°22'25"N 1°0'57"W
Eastings/Northings: 467081, 275536
OS Grid: SP670755
Mapcode Local: GBR 9S7.1YD
Mapcode Global: VHDRB.BLPL

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Thornby within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Thornby in the Domesday Book

A village in Guilsborough hundred, in the county of Northamptonshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Drogo of Stoke (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Meadow: 4 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Gytha of Hereford
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld

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British Place Names

Thornby, Northamptonshire

Thornby is a village in Northamptonshire

Thornby in the Domesday Book