Thorpe by Water explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A vision of Britain through time . 21 March 2009 . University of Portsmouth.
  2. Web site: Rutland Civil Parish Populations . 21 March 2009 . Rutland County Council . 2001 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071012204902/http://www.rutland.gov.uk/ppimageupload/Image27657.PDF . 12 October 2007 .
  3. Web site: Key to English Place-names.