Deenethorpe

History

The villages name means 'Deene's outlying farm/settlement'. 'Deene' meaning 'valley'.

RAF Deenethorpe was used as a purpose-built base to serve American heavy bombers during the Second World War. All the buildings on the site, which included administrative and accommodation blocks, were only temporary. The 401st bombardment group was based here from 3 November 1943 and 20 June 1945.

Medieval and later

Medieval settlement remains, which were formerly part of Deenethorpe village, are located South side of the Benefield Road and on the steep side of the valley. On the site itself, in a low mound, which has been almost entirely been ploughed out, there is an abundance of medieval pottery, including Lyveden wares.

Cultivation remains

Common fields of the parish existed in the late 16th century and at this time there were four open fields around and to the South of Deenethorpe. There are also extensive areas of old enclosures to the South-East of the parish which existed in 1633, however by the middle of the 18th century the current fields seen today had already been made.

Deenethorpe is thought to have been part of Deene due to the shape of the parish and the name suggests it stemmed as a secondary settlement of Deene.

Deenethorpe is not found in the Domesday Book.

Topography

Most of the land is made almost entirely of boulder clay with the exception of the slim bands of limestone, marls and sands along the valley of the Willow Brook.

The village lies on the South East side of the Willow Brook river {{Cite web | access-date = 2016-02-25

St Peter's Church

St Peter's Church, Deene is the nearest church to Deenethorpe. The 13th-century estate church belonged to the Brudenell family who bought Deene Park in 1514. It remains a consecrated church but is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Industry

In 1881, the main occupation for males was in the agriculture industry which was mainly due to the rural location of the village and the vast amount of open land in the surroundings. For females the main occupation was through Domestic Service or Offices, as shown on the graph. There has been a change in the main jobs for the residents of Deenethorpe and from the 2011 census the main occupation is in whole sale and retail trade including repairs of motor vehicles and motor cycles with 20% of the village population. The second highest employed industry is in real estate activities with 14%. [[File:1881 Occupations in Deenethorpe.png|thumb|This Graph shows the different occupations in Deenethorpe for both males and females in 1881.|280x280px]]

Amenities

The main type of housing in the village are houses, cottage and bungalows. Kings Cliffe Endowed primary school serves as the main primary school for children, between the ages of 4–11 years, in Deenethorpe and is approximately 6.3 miles (via the A43) North-East of the village.

References

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