Thorley
Parish in East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.849, 0.148 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 48 18 |
| Dialling code: | 01279 (Bishops Stortford) |
Thorley is a small, rural civil parish in East Hertfordshire, lying just to the north of Bishop's Stortford. The area is characterised by water meadows and the floodplain of the River Stort, with a scattering of farms, period houses and a compact historic church that reflect its medieval agricultural origins.
Today its economy remains largely agricultural but is shaped by proximity to larger centres and transport hubs, with many residents commuting to nearby towns and Stansted Airport or into London. The parish retains a strong village feel, with public footpaths, conservation interest around the washlands and occasional local events that draw on its long local history.
Postcode districts covering Thorley
Most populated places nearby
- Islington 23.6 miles
- Cambridge 24.3 miles
- Basildon 23.6 miles
- Chelmsford 16.3 miles
- Harlow 5.8 miles
- Stevenage 14.9 miles
- St. Albans 21.1 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 20.5 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 15 miles
- Cheshunt 13.1 miles
- Braintree 17.5 miles
- Brentwood 17.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bishop's Stortford South Ward 0.2 miles
- Spellbrook Built-up area 1 mile
- Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor Ward 1 mile
- Bishop's Stortford Central Ward 1.2 miles
- Bishop's Stortford Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Little Hallingbury Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Bishop's Stortford All Saints Ward 1.7 miles
- Great Hallingbury Parish 2.2 miles
- Bishop's Stortford North Ward 2.2 miles
- Bishop's Stortford Parsonage Ward 2.4 miles
- Bury Green Built-up area 2.4 miles
- High Wych Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Thorley
CM23 4RR, CM23 4SU, CM23 4SD, CM23 4TH, CM23 4AN, CM23 4BL, CM23 4SX, CM23 4SG, CM23 4TJ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 4.5 miles
- Luton Airport 22.1 miles
- Bishop's Stortford Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Sawbridgeworth Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Thorley Ad
- The Great Hallingbury Manor Hotel 4 2.9 miles
- Down Hall Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- Novotel London Stansted Airport 4 3.3 miles
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 5.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London Stansted Airport 3 4.6 miles
- Days Inn London Stansted Airport 3 2.5 miles
- Stay and Relax at the Yew Tree 4.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Harlow 3 5.9 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 5.8 miles
- Ramada by Wyndham London Stansted Airport 4 2.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 8.8 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 10.6 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 10.8 miles
- Copped Hall Estate 12 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 12.3 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 12.8 miles
- Epping Forest Forest 14.4 miles
- Broadhall Way Stadium 14.9 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles
- Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge Historic site 15.8 miles
- Pirgo Historic site 15.9 miles
- Hylands Estate 16 miles