Thorpe

See also: thorpe

English

Etymology

Various places in England, from Old English þorp. See also thorpe.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈθɔɹp/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈθɔːp/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)p

Proper noun

Thorpe (usually uncountable, plural Thorpes)

  1. A common habitational surname from Old English.
  2. Any of many placenames in England:
    1. A settlement in Sockbridge and Tirril parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district. (OS grid ref NY4926).
    2. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1550). [1]
    3. A hamlet in Lockington parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE9946).
    4. A hamlet in Mablethorpe and Sutton parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF4982). [2]
    5. A small village in Haddiscoe parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM4398).
    6. A small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SE0161). [3]
    7. A small village and civil parish (served by East Stoke with Thorpe Parish Council) in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7649). [4]
    8. A village in Runnymede borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0268).
  3. An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri, United States.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Derbyshire)
  2. ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Thi-Thw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  3. ^ Parish map (North Yorkshire)
  4. ^ Parish map (Nottinghamshire)

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