Thornley Village, County Durham
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Image: © Ian Porter Taken: 19 Mar 2009
This is Thornley in West Durham, not to be confused with its larger namesake also in County Durham. A confusion over the two occurred in 2001... see http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1373113/Dale-hamlets-tidy-tribute-is-erected-in-the-wrong-village.html Also see Image http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D6895