Country: | England |
Official Name: | Thorpe by Water |
Region: | East Midlands |
Static Image Name: | Entrance to Thorpe by Water - geograph.org.uk - 260799.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Entrance to Thorpe by Water |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.08 |
Population: | 56 |
Population Ref: | 2001 Census[2] |
Population Density: | 52/sqmi |
Os Grid Reference: | SP892965 |
Coordinates: | 52.559°N -0.685°W |
Post Town: | OAKHAM |
Postcode District: | LE15 |
Postcode Area: | LE |
Dial Code: | 01572 |
Constituency Westminster: | Rutland and Melton |
London Distance: | SSE |
Unitary England: | Rutland |
Lieutenancy England: | Rutland |
Shire County: | Rutland |
Thorpe by Water is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population at the 2001 Census was 56. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Seaton.
The village's name means 'outlying farm/settlement'. 'By water' refers to the nearby River Welland.[3]