Thorpe by Newark | |
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Hamlet and civil parish | |
Thorpe village houses | |
Parish map | |
Location within Nottinghamshire | |
Area | 1.13 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
Population | 69 (2021) |
• Density | 61/sq mi (24/km2) |
OS grid reference | SK 757500 |
• London | 140 mi (230 km) SE |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWARK |
Postcode district | NG23 |
Dialling code | 01636 |
Police | Nottinghamshire |
Fire | Nottinghamshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | eaststokewiththorpe-pc |
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 i situated in the countryside southwest of Newark. The population was 69 at the 2021 census. [1]
"Thorpe-by-Newark is a village and parish, 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Newark, with a population of 108 inhabitants and 697 acres (2.8 km2) of land of the rateable value of £1,419. About 180 acres (0.7 km2) 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." [2] 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 acres (2.8 km2). "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." [3]
Judge Molyneux "settled at Thorpe, two miles (3.2 km) 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." [4] Sir John Molyneux, (1623–1691), was once a Sheriff of Nottingham. [5]
The population of Thorpe in 1801 was 44, in 1851 115, and in 1901 66.
The abolitionist Lucy Townsend lived here at the rectory from 1836.
Newark-on-Trent or Newark is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the River Trent, and was historically a major inland port. The A1 road bypasses the town on the line of the ancient Great North Road. The town's origins are likely to be Roman, as it lies on a major Roman road, the Fosse Way. It grew up around Newark Castle, St Mary Magdalene church and later developed as a centre for the wool and cloth trades.
Bingham is a market town and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) east of Nottingham, 12 miles south-west of Newark-on-Trent and 15 miles west of Grantham. The town had a population of 9,131 at the 2011 census, with the population now sitting at 10,080 from the results of the 2021 census data.
Southwell is a minster and market town, and a civil parish, in the district of Newark and Sherwood in Nottinghamshire, England. It is home to the grade-I listed Southwell Minster, the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. The population of the town was recorded at 7,491 in the 2021 census.
Car Colston is an English village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish at the time of the 2011 census was 185, falling to 171 at the 2021 census.
Epperstone is an English village and civil parish in mid-Nottinghamshire, located near Lowdham and Calverton. It had a population of 589 at the time of the 2011 census, falling to 517 at the 2021 census. Many inhabitants commute to work or school in Nottingham 9 miles (16 km) to the south-west.
Kneeton is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The population as of the 2011 census remained less than 100 so was included in the civil parish count for Screveton, it was however reported as 47 residents at the 2021 census. The village lies on the A46 road between Nottingham and Newark and is on the escarpment of the Trent Hills that sit above the flood plain of the River Trent. RAF Syerston is nearby. There is a railway station at Lowdham. The church is 14th century Grade II listed, and dedicated to St. Helen. A mid-18th century Grade II listed barn survives at Hall Farm, Kneeton.
Farndon is a small village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies along the historic Fosse road on the banks of the River Trent and is 3 miles (4 km) south-west of Newark-on-Trent. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 2,405, this increased to 2,479 at the 2021 census. The A46 road previously ran through the village until the development of a new dual carriageway bypass.
Flintham is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district in Nottinghamshire, 7 miles from Newark-on-Trent and opposite RAF Syerston on the A46. It had a population of 597 at the 2011 census, estimated at 586 in 2019, and a fall to 563 at the 2021 census. The village name was taken by the Ham class minesweeper HMS Flintham.
Upton is a small village in Nottinghamshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Southwell, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Newark and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Hockerton; it lies on the A612 Nottingham-Newark road. In 1889, the village was described as sitting on a bend in the main road, "on the summit of a hill which commands a fine view of the Trent Valley.... The church, which is a prominent feature in the landscape, has a substantial Perpendicular tower crowned by eight pinnacles, and having in the centre a lofty master pinnacle which rises above its neighbours, and so adds materially to the effect."
Hawton is a hamlet and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies two miles (3.2 km) south of town of Newark-on-Trent, near the River Devon, a tributary of the River Trent. Its population was recorded as 147 in the 2011 census. Hawton alone reported 80 residents at the 2021 census.
East Stoke is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire situated about half a mile to the east of the River Trent and lying about six miles southwest of Newark-upon-Trent. The population of the civil parish (including Thorpe as taken in the 2011 Census was 152, East Stoke alone reported 175 residents at the 2021 census. The A46 Fosse Way ran through East Stoke for many years: cutting the village in two with constant traffic: but since 2012 has been replaced by a new multi-lane A46 which now runs half a mile to the east. East Stoke is thought to have been the site of the Roman settlement of Ad Pontem; the "place of the bridge" – though this is disputed.
Gonalston is a small village in Nottinghamshire lying just to the north-east of Lowdham and almost upon the A612 trunk road that runs from Nottingham to Southwell. Gonalston comprises 1,096 acres of arable and pasture land in about equal portions, interspersed with 106 acres (0.43 km2) of wood and plantations. It lies on a small river called the Dover Beck which separates the village from Lowdham and which flows south-east into the River Trent 2 miles (3.2 km) away. Population for the 2021 census was 83 residents.
Rolleston is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire by the River Greet, a few miles from Southwell not far from the Trent and about 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Newark. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 312, increasing to 342 at the 2021 census. It has a church dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It lies close to the railway line between Nottingham and Lincoln with a station serving the village and Southwell as well as the nearby Southwell Racecourse.
Walesby is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 1,255 people, increasing slightly to 1,266 at the 2011 census, and dropping to 1,218 at the 2021 census. It is located 16 miles (26 km) north of Newark. The parish church of St Edmund is Perpendicular in style.
Langford is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located four miles north-east of Newark-on-Trent and two miles east from the River Trent. Population for the civil parish was 104 at the 2021 census. It lies along the A1133 which comes off of the A46 road.
Weston is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 10 miles south of Retford. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 312, increasing to 393 at the 2011 census, Weston alone reported 333 residents at the 2021 census. The parish church of All Saints is 13th century. At the south-east end of the village are three 16th century tenements built with cruck trusses.
St. Lawrence's Church, Thorpe is a parish church in the Church of England in Thorpe, Nottinghamshire.
Syerston is a small civil parish in Nottinghamshire, about six miles south-west of Newark-on-Trent, and is bisected by the A46 trunk road. It contained 179 inhabitants in seventy-three households as reported by the 2011 census, the count has since fallen to 169 residents at the 2021 census, which are almost all in a settlement to the east of the road. The parish is bounded on the north-east by Elston, on the south-east by Flintham and to the east by Sibthorpe. Its southern boundary is the supposed pre-historic trackway called Longhedge Lane.
North Clifton is a village and civil parish about 12 miles north of Newark-on-Trent, in the Newark and Sherwood district, within the county of Nottinghamshire, England. In 2011, the parish had a population of 216, and this dropped to 176 at the 2021 census. The parish touches Thorney, Fledborough, Newton on Trent, South Clifton and Ragnall.
Fiskerton cum Morton is a civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district, within the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The overall area had a population of 803 at the 2021 census. The parish lies in the south east of the county. It is 112 miles north of London, 12 miles north east of the city of Nottingham, 5 miles west of the town of Newark-on-Trent and 21⁄2 miles south east of the town of Southwell. The parish lies along the bank of the River Trent and is primarily a commuter residential area to both Nottingham and Newark.
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