[3] Throndon was documented in Domesday Book as being within the hundred of Hartismere in 1066, describing it as Hill where thorn-trees grow and having a population of just 43 people in 1086.

[4] Twenty years after the invasion by William the Bastard, the feudal baron Robert Malet was tenant-in-chief.

Listed as a Grade II building since 1955, it displays exceptional 15th-century carvings on its front of grinning lions and angels crafted locally in the nearby town of Occold.

In 1851, it reached its highest total population of 725, but then slowly decreased to the last recorded figure of 468 from the 2011 census; this could be due to some reasons, such as industrialization and people moving to urban areas.

[11] 90% of Thorndon is made up of White British people, with the other 10% being Black or Asian; this is mainly due to the rural location of the town.