1984 who took England on tour to South Africa also farmed in Thorney. Thorney RUFC play at Ron Jacobs Field. Pam Sly – 1,000 Guineas winning trainer in 2006 with Speciosa, the first British female trainer to win a Classic race. Vernon Watson aka "Nosmo King" (Music Hall act) – buried in Thorney Cemetery, father of Jack Watson. Jack Watson – actor who starred in Coronation Street, This Sporting Life and The Wild Geese was born in Thorney in 1915. See also Thorney Abbey Thorney Rural District Thorney railway station References External links Parish history (from the Victoria County History) at British History Online Thorney Parish Council Thorney Heritage Museum Thorney Abbey Fields Community dig Villages in Cambridgeshire Geography of Peterborough Civil parishes in Cambridgeshire Aviation accidents and incidents locations in England