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Thorpe, Nottinghamshire

Hamlet and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England

Summary

Hamlet and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England

Field	Value
country	England
static_image_caption	Thorpe village houses
coordinates
official_name	Thorpe by Newark
population	69
shire_district	Newark and Sherwood
shire_county	Nottinghamshire
region	East Midlands
constituency_westminster	Newark
post_town	NEWARK
postcode_district	NG23
postcode_area	NG
dial_code	01636
os_grid_reference	SK 757500
type	Hamlet and civil parish
static_image_name	Thorpe Village houses Nottinghamshire.jpg
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	12
mapframe-point	none
static_image_2_caption	Parish map
london_distance_mi	140
london_direction	SE
website
area_total_sq_mi	1.13
population_ref	(2021)

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Thorpe is a hamlet in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies to the east of East Stoke and 1 mile from the A46 Fosse Way. It is situated in the countryside southwest of Newark. The population was 69 at the 2021 census.

As of 2025, the civil parish is served by East Stoke with Thorpe Parish Council.

History

"Thorpe-by-Newark is a village and parish, 3 mi south-west of Newark, with a population of 108 inhabitants and 697 acre of land of the rateable value of £1,419. About 180 acre of common land was enclosed 40 years ago, and exonerated from tithes, but all the rest still remains titheable. Sir Robert Howe Bromley, Bart., is principal owner, and lord of the manor...W.R. Brockton Esq. is a small owner, and Mr John Tomlin is a resident owner, with a few other small owners." The Roman fort known as AD PONTEM is located east of the FOSSE WAY Roman road north east of the village.

The parish comprises just over 698 acre. "The church exhibits portions in the several styles of English architecture; the tower was formerly surmounted with a steeple. A fine tessellated pavement, some coins, and other Roman relics, have been discovered. On a small mound in a field adjoining the turnpike-road Henry VII is said to have erected his standard, on 6 June 1487, the day upon which he fought the battle of Stoke Field with the Earl of Lincoln."

Judge Molyneux "settled at Thorpe, 2 mi away, where he would have a dwelling suitable to his position, and was succeeded there by his son, grandson, and great-grandson, the latter of whom, Sir John Molyneux, sold the manor to John Halsey and others." Sir John Molyneux, (1623–1691), was once a Sheriff of Nottingham.

Population

The population of Thorpe in 1801 was 44, in 1851 115, and in 1901 66.

Religious sites

Main article: St. Lawrence's Church, Thorpe

The abolitionist Lucy Townsend lived here at the rectory from 1836.

References

"Thorpe (Newark and Sherwood) parish".
"East Stoke with Thorpe Parish Council".
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/ThorpebyNewark/index.html White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853
British History Online]
[http://nottshistory.org.uk/Brown1896/hawton.htm Nottinghamshire: history and archaeology. Brown's History of Nottinghamshire: Hawton, Thorpe, Cotham, and Sibthorpe]
[http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/mm4fz/molyneux02.htm molyneux02]

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