Thorne is the name of two hamlets in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. One is on the A3073 road near Bude and the other near Whitstone. Thorne, Whitstone, was a manor in medieval times and had in 1086 land for one plough and 20 acres of pasture.[1][2]

Thorne Farm, Whitstone

References edit

  1. ^ Thorn, Caroline, et al. (eds.) (1979) Cornwall (Domesday Book; 10.) Chichester: Phillimore; entry 5,5,8
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey (1946) One-inch Map of England and Wales; Bude, sheet 174