Meaning of Thorpe | Babel Free
ˈθɔɹpDefinitions
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Obsolete spelling of thorp (“village”). alt-of, obsolete
- A common habitational surname from Old English.
- Any of many placenames in England:
- A settlement in Sockbridge and Tirril parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district. (OS grid ref NY4926).
- A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1550).
- A hamlet in Lockington parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE9946).
- A hamlet in Mablethorpe and Sutton parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF4982).
- A small village in Haddiscoe parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM4398).
- Synonym of Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, Norfolk.
- A small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SE0161).
- A small village and civil parish (served by East Stoke with Thorpe Parish Council) in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7649).
- A village in Runnymede borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0268).
- An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri, United States.
Examples
“A plague upon the people fell, / A famine after laid them low, / Then thorpe and byre arose in fire, / For on them brake the sudden foe; […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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