Thoresway
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Coordinates: 53°27′14″N 0°14′33″W / 53.453846°N 0.24257630°W
| Thoresway | |
 St Marys, Thoresway |
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 Thoresway
Thoresway shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 101 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TF167966 |
| District | West Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | LN8 3 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Gainsborough |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Thoresway is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.
Its name is recorded in Domesday Book as Toreswe, when it was listed as having 62 households and two mills.[1] In 1187 it was listed as Toresweie. It may have come from:-
- Old Norse Þórirs vegr = "way of a Viking called Thórir".
- Old Norse Þórs væ = "temple of the god Thor".[citation needed]
The parish church is a grade II listed building dedicated to Saint Mary and dating from the 12th century, although it was largely rebuilt between 1879 and 1886 by James Fowler (architect) of Louth. It was built of ironstone and limestone and has a 12th-century font.[2]
Also in the village is a grade II listed watermill dating from 1816.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Thoresway". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TF1696/thoresway/. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "St Marys, Thoresway". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1165474. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Watermill, Thoresway". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1359760. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
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