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Rh THORPE-ACHTJRCH. 648 THORPE-MORIEUX. is bounded on the S. by the river Waveney, which separates it from Suffolk. The living is a rect. in the dioo. of Norwich, val. 305. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum. The Rev. E. Holland is lord of the manor. THORPE- ACHURCH, a par. in the hnnd. of Navis- ford, co. Northampton, 4 miles N.E. of Thrapston, its post town, and 3 S.W. of Oundle. It is a station on the Peterborough and Northampton railway. The living is a rect.* with the vie. of Lilford annexed, in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 420. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, contains monuments of the Elmes, Powys, and other families. The parochial charities produce about 15 per annum. THORPE-ARNOLD, a par. in the hund. of Fram- land, co. Leicester, 1J mile N.E. of Melton-Mowbray, its post town. The village is situated near the Melton and Oakham canal, and on the small river Eye. The land is chiefly in pasture, with a small proportion of arable and meadow. The living is a vie. with the cur. of Brentingly annexed, in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 400. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has an old font. Here was formerly a castle built by Ernald de Bois. The Duke of Rutland is lord of the manor. THORPE-BASSETT, a par. in the wap. of Buckrose, East Riding co. York, 5 miles N.E. of Malton, its post town. The village is situated at the head of a rivulet. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of York, val. 328. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a small ancient structure. There is a National school for both sexes. THORPE, BISHOP'S. See BISHOP THORPE, co. Norfolk. THORPE BOCHART. See THORPE-IN-THE-GLEBES, co. Nottingham. THORPE-BRANTINGHAM, a tnshp. in the par. of Brantingham, Hunsley-Beacon div. of Harthill wap., East Riding co. York, 2 miles S.E. of South Cave. Thorpe Hall was built in the reign of Elizabeth. THORPE-BULMER, a tnshp. in the par. of Monk Hesleton, S. div. of Easington ward, co. Durham, 4 miles N. of Hartlepool, and 12 N.E. of Stockton, near the Clarence railway. THORPE-BY-IXWORTH, a par. in the hund. of Blackbourn, co. Suffolk, 1J mile N.W. of Ixworth, its post town, and 5 miles N.W. of Thurston railway station. The manor formed part of the endowment of a moated priory for Black Canons, founded by Gilbert de Blount in 1110, and at the Dissolution granted with the priory to Richard Codyngton. The surface in some parts is wet and fenny. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 21. The church is dedicated to All Saints. THORPE- BY-WATER, ahmlt. in the par. of Seaton, hund. of Wrangdike, co. Rutland, 3J miles S.E. of Up- pingham. It is situated on the river Welland, and is mentioned in Domesday Book as being part of the honour of Hcrchedune, which belonged to John de Beaufoy. THORPE CONSTANTINE, a par. in the N. div. of Offlow hund., co. Stafford, 5 miles N.E. of Tamworth, its post town. It is situated on the road from Tam- worth to Ashby-de-la-Zouch, near the borders of War- wickshire. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lich- field, val. 89. The church, dedicated to St. Constantine, was rebuilt in 1778. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. The principal residence is Thorpe Hall. Lieut.-Colonel William Inge, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. THORPE, EAST, a hmlt. in the par. of Londes- borough, Holme-Beacon div. of Harthill wap., East Riding co. York, 3 miles N. of Market Weighton. THORPE, EAST. See AISTHORPE, co. Lincoln. THORPE-IN-BALNE, a tnshp. in the par. of Barnby-upon-Don, S. div. of Strafforth wap., West Riding co. York, 5J miles N.E. of Doncaster, on the western bank of the river Don. THORPE-IN-THE-FALLOWS. See THORPE, WEST, co. Lincoln. THORPE-IN-THE-GLEBES, or THORPE-BO- CHART, a par. in the S. div. of Rushcliffe wap., co. Nottingham, 1 mile S. of Wysall, 9 miles S.E. of Notting- ham, and 6 J N.E. of Loughborough, its post town. The village is situated on a branch of the river Soar. The living is a rect. in the dioo. of Lincoln. The church is in ruins. THORPE LANGTON. See LANGTOJT, THOHP, co. Leicester. THORPE LATIMER, a hmlt. in the par. of Hel- pringham, wap. of Ashwarden, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 5 miles N.E. of Folkingham. THORPE-LE-SOKEN, a par. and vil. in the huud. of Tendring, co. Essex, 12 miles S.E. from Colchester, and 5 W. of Walton steamboat pier. It is a station on the Tendring hundred branch of the Great Eastern railway. This place is situated on the road from Colchester to Walton-on-the Naze, near Landermere Creek, on which is a wharf. It is a petty sessions town and polling place, and the seat of the court of the liberty of the soken, including the three parishes of Thorpe, Kirby, and Walton, in Eadulfes-ness district. It was given by King Athelstane, in 941, to St. Paul's Ca- thedral, and belonged to the canons at the time of the Domesday Survey, but was taken away by Henry VIII., and given by Edward VI. to Sir Tho- mas D'Arcy, Vice- Chamberlain of his household, and has since had various owners. The land is partly in common and saltmarsh, but the greater part is arable. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Rochester. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, or St. Michael, is old, with a tower and five bells. It was repaired and a gallery added in 1827. The interior contains several monuments and an ancient font. In the vestry room is an effigy of a warrior of Edward I.'s time The register dates from 1682. There was formerly a chapel belong- ing to the French Protestant refugees who settled here. The Baptists have a chapel. The Hall and Comarques, and the Grange, are the principal residences. Fairs are held on the Monday before Whitsuntide, and on 29th September. THORPE-LE-STREET, a tnshp. in the par. of Nun-Burnholme, Holme Beacon div. of Harthill wap., East Riding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Market Weighton. THORPE-LE-WLLLOWS, a tnshp. in the par. of Kilburn, wap. of Birdforth, North Riding co. York, 5 miles N.E. of Easingwold. THORPE-LTJBBENHAM, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Rothwell, co. Northampton, 2 miles S.W. of Market-Harborough, on the river Welland. THORPE MALSOR, a par. in the hund. of Roth- well, co. Northampton, 2J miles N.W. of Kettering, its post town, on a branch of the river Neu. There are quarries of red sandstone. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 255. The church, dedi- cated to St. Leonard, contains memorials of the Marm- sells. Robert Talbot, the antiquary, was born in this parish. T. P. Maunsell, Esq., is lord of the manor. THORPE-MANDEVILLE, a par. in the hund. of King's-Sutton, co. Northampton, 6 miles N.E. of Ban- bury, its post town, and 7 N.W. of Brackley. Petty sessions are held here. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 350. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, contains monuments to the Pargiter and Humfrey families. There is a Sunday- school. W. Peareth, Esq., is lord of the manor. THORPE-MARKET, a par. in the hund. of North Erpingham, co. Norfolk, 7 miles from Aylsham, its post town, and 4J N.W. of North Walsham. The village is situated on an open green, and is said to have been a market town of some note. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect. of Antingham, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is built of flint and freestone, having at each angle a turret, and each side being terminated by a gable with a stone cross. In the interior are some stained windows, a light oaken screen, and memorials of the Rant, Morden, and Bri- tiffe families. The register dates from 1723. Sir T. Rant, in 1670, founded and endowed almshouses for four widows. THORPE-MORIEUX, a par. in the hund. of Cosford,