Thorney Village Post For news, views, events and history of the village of Thorney Thorney Abbey Thorney The village of Thorney is situated on the A47 between Peterborough and Wisbech (see map below). Thorney is very rich in history tracing its roots back to around 500 AD when it started out as a Saxon settlement. Since then the Abbey was built and was an important ecclesiastical centre for some ...