Thorney Wildlife Park in United Kingdom

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Thorney Wildlife Park
Type	zoo
Address	Wisbech Rd, Thorney
Zip-code	PE6 0SA
Place	Peterborough
Province	Cambridgeshire
Region	East of England
Country	United Kingdom
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Zoological department
Elephant department
Record history
History of updates	2023-10-21

Latest document update	2023-10-21 16:09:18
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Description

Thorney Wildlife Park, located at Wisbech Rd, Thorney, in Peterborough, United Kingdom .

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The Wildlife Park was set in the grounds of Thorney Abbey, a very pleasant site, and the wall which formed the backs of the old bear and big cat cages can still be seen across the meadows from the main road. Much of the site is visible on 'Google Earth'.

Many of the animals at Thorney were sourced from Roberts Brothers Circus which had its winter quarters at Polebrook (halfway between us and Oundle) where the Roberts had a farm, where Elephants and Llamas could be seen grazing in the fields.

References for records about Thorney Wildlife Park

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Koehl, Dan (2025). Thorney Wildlife Park, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3820. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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