Thoroton
| Thoroton | |
|---|---|
 The church steeple | |
| Population | 112 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK764425 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG13 |
| Dialling code | 01949 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
Thoroton is a village located in the parish of Thoroton in Rushcliffe, Nottingham, England. It lies along the banks of the River Smite, about 15 miles (24 km) east of Nottingham, 4 miles (6.4 km) miles north-west of Bingham, and adjacent to Scarrington, Hawksworth, Sibthorpe, Orston and Aslockton. Thoroton has a population of 112[1] It is bounded by the A46 3 miles (4.8 km) to the west, the A1 3 miles (4.8 km) to the east and the A52 road 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south.
Heritage
Thoroton and was granted conservation area status in 1974. It is served by St Helena's Church, which is Grade I listed building.
The place name seems to contain an Old Norse personal name Þurferð + tūn (Old English), an enclosure; a farmstead; a village; an estate.., so 'Farm of a man called Thurferth'.[2] There are 19 such place names (Scandinavian personal name followed by tūn ) in Nottinghamshire; all of them in the Domesday survey, and all apparently ancient villages.[3]
Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton takes his name from part of his wife's name and her family home is near Thoroton.[4] The family also owns property in the village, which is let.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Civil parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ J. Gover, A. Mawer & F. M. Stenton (eds.), Place Names of Nottinghamshire (Cambridge, 1940), p.229; A. D. Mills, Dictionary of English Place-Names (Oxford, 2002), p.345; E. Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names (Oxford, 1960), p.229
- ^ J. Gover et al, p. xviii.
- ^ The Domesday bloke, The Guardian, Retrieved 3 August 2015
External links
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