Thorns is a small village outside Silchester, Hampshire in the United Kingdom, to the west of London. It is significant to the history of the Camarilla, which was founded with the Convention of Thorns on October 23, 1493. Though named for Thorns, the meeting to decide the Convention actually took place in the Abbey of the Sacred Crown, outside the village. The real world Thorns is a village in Suffolk, north east of London.