THORPE-NEAR- WAINFLEET. 619 THORVERTON. co. Suffolk, 3 miles N.E. of Lavenham, 9 S.E. of Bury St. Edmund's, and 4 N.W. of Bildestone, its post town. The village is situated on the river Brett. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 656. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The register dates from 1538. The parochial charities produce about 10s. per anuum. H. Sparrow, Esq., is lord of the manor. THORPE-NEAR-WAINFLEET. See THORPE ST. PETER, co. Lincoln. THORPE-NEXT-HADDISCOE, a par. in the hund. of Clavering, co. Norfolk, 5 miles E. of Loddon, its post town, and 10 W. of Yarmouth. The village is situated near the Lowestoft railway and river Vaveney. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 75. The church is dedicated to St. Matthias. The chancel was rebuilt of brick in 1838. The register dates from 1653. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel. THORPE -NEXT -NORWICH, or THORPE ST. ANDREW, a par. in the city of Norwich and hund. of Blofield, co. Norfolk, 2 miles E. of Norwich. The village is situated on the river Yare, which is here crossed by the Norwich and Yarmouth railway. In the vicinity is the county lunatic asylum, and a ruined palace of the bishops, who had a grant from Henry 1., but changed it away to Henry VIII. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 608. The church is dedi- cated to St. Andrew. The register dates from 1642. The parochial charities produce about 122 per annum, of which 45 go to Chapman's school. There are two free schools. The Independents have a chapel and a Sunday-school. THORPE-ON-THE-HILL, a par. in the lower div. of Boothby-Graffo wap., parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 6 miles S.W. of Lincoln, its post town. It is a station on the Midland Counties railway. The village is situated near the ancient Fosse Way. There are some mineral springs, and Roman coins have been found. The manor formerly belonged to the Swilliugton, Gascoigne, and Ingram families. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 247, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum, distri- buted among four poor widows. There is a National school, and the Wesleyans have a chapel. THORPE PARVA, a par. in the hund. of Diss, co. Norfolk, 3 miles E. of Diss, and 1 mile E. of Scolc, its post town. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Billingford, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church is in ruins. THORPE ST. ANDREW. See THORPE-NEXT-NOK- WICH, co. Norfolk. THORPE ST. PETER, or THORPE-NEAR-WAIN- FLEET, a par. in the E. div. of Bolingbroke hund., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2 miles N.W. of Wain- fleet, its post town, and 3 S.E. of Firsby railway station. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 313. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. The register dutes from 1698. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels. C. B. Reynardson, Esq., is lord of the manor. THORPE-SALVIN, a par. in the S. div. of Strafforth wap., West Riding co. York, 6 miles N.W. of Work- sop, its post town, and 1 mile from the Kiveton Park station, on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway. The village is situated on the Chesterfield and Trent canal. The par. includes the hmlt. of Nether- thorpe. There are several large malting establishments, two flour- mills, and brick and lime kilns. The living ia a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of York, val. 300, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a Norman structure of the reign of Henry I., with a tower of later date. The interior contains some mural monuments of the Salvin and Sandford families, who formerly held the manor. The Duke of Leeds ia lord of the manor and principal landowner. THORPE SATCHVILLE, a chplry. in the par. of Twyford, hund. of East Goscote, co. Leicester, 6 miles S. of Melton-Mowbray, its post town, and 13 N.E. of Leicester. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Hungflrton, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The parochial chari- ties produce about 37 per annum. THORPE STAPLETON, a tnshp. in the ]>ar. of Whitkirk, lower div. of Skyrack wap., West Riding co. York, 3^ miles S.E. of Leeds. In this township, which is situated on the N. bank of the river Aire, are ueveral collieries and ironstone mines. THORPE-SUB-MONTEM, a hmlt. in the par. of Burnsall, E. div. of Staincliff wap., West Riding co. York, 7 miles N.E. of Sldpton. It is situated noar the river Wharfe, in a glen under Thornton Scar. In the glen is a cavern called Knave Knoll Hole. THORPE THEWLES, a tnshp. in the par. of Grindon. co. Durham, 4 miles N.W. of Stockton, oa a branch of the river Tees. THORPE TILNEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Timber- land, first div. of Langoe wap , parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 1 mile S. of Timberland, and 9 miles N.E. of Sleaford. THORPE-UNDER-STONE, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Hudswell, North Riding co. York, 3 miles W. of Richmond, on the river Swale. THORPE-UNDERWOOD, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Rothwell, co. Northampton, 1 mile W. of Rothwell. THORPE UNDERWOODS, a tnshp. in the par. of Little Ouseburn, lower div. of Claro wap., West Riding co. York, 9 miles N.W. of York, 2 S.E. of Little Ouse- burn, and 6 S.E. of Aldborough, in the vale of the Ouse. THORPE, WEST, or THORPE-IN-THE-FAL- LOWS, a par. in the wap. of Lawress, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 7 miles N.W. of Lincoln, its post town. It is situated on the river Till. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Aisthorpe, in the dioc. of Lincoln. There is no church. THORPE WILLOUGHBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Brayton, lower div. of Barkstone-Ash wap., West Riding co. York, 2 miles S.W. of Selby. It is on the road to Leeds. THORPLAND, a hmlt. in the par. of Fakenham- Lancaster, hund. of Gallow, co. Norfolk, 2 miles N. of Fakenham. THORPLAND, a par. in the hund. of Clackclose, co. Norfolk, 3^ miles N. of Downham-Markct. It is joined with Wallmgton. The living is a discharged rect. con- solidated with those of Holme, South Runcton, and Wallington. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas has long been in ruins THORRlNGTON,apar.inthehund. of Tendring, co Essex, 8 miles S.E. of Colchester, its post town, and 2 j N of Brightlingsca. The village is situated on a branch ot the river Colne. The soil is of a light and sandy nature, and lies low. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Frating, in the dioc. of Rochester. The church, dedi- cated to St. Mary Magdalene, contains an ancient brass. The register datea from 1558. The charities consist of an almshouse. There is a chapel for the Wesleyans, and a National school. THORROCK, a hmlt. in the par. of Gainsborough, wap. of Corringham, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, near Gainsborough. The principal residence is Thorrock Hall. There are traces of a Danish camp, supposed to have been formed by Sweyn. THORVERTON, a par. in the hund. of Hayridge, co. Devon, 8 miles N. of Exeter, 5 from the Hele station, on the Great Western railway, and 7 S.W. of Cullompton, its post town. The village is situated on the road from Exeter to Tiverton, and near the river Exe, which bounds the parish on the E. At East Roddon is a house called " No Man's Chapel," built on the site of a church. The soil is clay and sand, with a subsoil of red rock, which is quarried. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 507, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas-a- Becket, was built in the reign of John, and has a tower and fire bells. There are several stained
