Thorney Hall
A Fragment from a 1780’s map showing Thorney Hall on one bank of the Gipping and Stowmarket church on the other side. The Hall no longer stands as the coming of the railways in the 1840’s and increasing industrialisation of the area would have changed its pleasant aspect. Its foot print is under the station car park.
Stowmarket, Thorney & Unkenhulls (Hucklin Hall)
c 1318 ‘Commission on complaint by Richard de Ammondeville the elder that William Dalyzun & others brok his part (?) at Hunkenville & entered his free warrens there 7at Thorney & hunted without his license etc’ C{ ECA Coppinger, Suffolk Records & Ms VolV, Pat rolls 11 Edw 11 pt i 31d)
The manor of Thorney was held by the Nuns of Campsey but granted to Thomas, Duke of Norfolk in the reign of Henry V111
1848 – to be sold by auction by Henry Cross
‘on FridayJune 23rd 1848 at 11 o’clock a.m. by A large quantity of excellent Building Materials, Fixtures etc in that capital substantial Mansion called Thorney Hall which is about being converted into a Mercantile Premises’.
Ipswich Journal 10th June 1848
Lords of the Manor
From the 1920′ s there were 3 Lords of Thorney Manor
H.F. Harwood (qv Stowupland Hall)
John Hervey
George Gudgeon who was succeeded by his nephew’s widow Mrs Warner