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Thorney, Cambridgeshire history
Thorney began as a Saxon settlement in about 500 AD. The existence of Thorney Abbey made the settlement an important ecclesiastical centre. Until 2014 it was the most northerly point of the Anglican Diocese of Ely.
Air accident
On 28 August 1976, a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, 67-0006, crashed near the village of Thorney Dyke. The aircraft entered bad weather and the pilots lost control of the aircraft. The accident killed all 18 passengers and crew on board.
Wind turbines
In 2010, planning permission was given for two wind turbines on land at French Farm, near French Drove in Thorney parish. In 2011 REG WindPower announced plans to install a further four wind turbines at the French Farm site. As of 2013 other windfarms are proposed at Gores Farm, Willow Hall, Nuts Grove and Wryde Croft.
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