Thorney Abbey, located in Cambridgeshire, eastern England.

First attested in writing the construction in the area - the middle of VII century monastery, which was destroyed during the raids of the Vikings at the end of the IX century. The 970 was founded here a Benedictine monastery, rebuilt after the Norman Conquest in 1066. Construction of the new church began in 1085 and ended in 1108, but since 1089 the cathedral became applicable. Abbey patronized King Henry I of England Boklerk.

At the turn of XII-XIII centuries because of the threat of flooding the abbey was abandoned, but in the middle of the XIII and XIV centuries after the construction of a reliable stronghold was re-populated. In the XVII century Abbey Thorney increased greatly in size - were added to the stables, rooms for guests and workhouses. However, none of this is backed by documentary evidence, and after the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539 the abbey was destroyed, leaving only the main cathedral. In 1638 it was restored as a parish church of St. Mary and St. Botolph Ikenskogo. Then the chapels of the cathedral were destroyed and built up vaulted gallery. The eastern facade, though, and retained elements of the Norman style, was rebuilt in 1840-1841 by the famous English architect Edward Blorom. The model is presented in the Museum of the Abbey Thorney.

The Thorney Abbey buried more than a dozen medieval saints, martyrs and bishops, including Saint Botolph Ikensky, and which is dedicated to the main cathedral.

In 2002, the University of Leicester conducted archaeological excavations in the vicinity of Thorney Abbey. In addition to pottery products, tiles and animal bones were found windows of stained glass XIII-XIV centuries. These parts are made of stained glass is very intricate and very well preserved.