Thorpe Salvin is a village and a

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in the

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, England, on the border with

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. It lies between

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and Harthill, and is located at an elevation of around 110 metres above

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. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 476, down from 502 in 2001.Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Rotherham''
Retrieved 28 August 2009 The rectangular-towered

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, a predominantly 12th-century structure with 15th-century additions, is emblazoned with

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carvings, and has been nominated among England's 1,000 best churches. The village has a

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, the ''Parish Oven''.

History

The name ''Thorpe'' derives from the Norse for an outlying farmstead, while ''Salvin'' refers to 13th century

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Ralph Salvain. There are earlier references to the settlement though, including a mention in the

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as ''Rynkenild Thorp'', part of

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's Laughton en le Morthen estate. This name refers to the settlement's place on the

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of Rynkenild Street, now ''Packman Lane''. Within the bounds of the parish is Netherthorpe Airfield which has been active since 1933. The noted

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scholar and

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Serenus de Cressy was born here in about 1605.

Thorpe Hall

Thorpe Salvin contains the ruins of ''Thorpe Hall'', a manor house designed and built by Robert Smythson in 1570. It was built on the site of the previous manor house which was the residence of an earlier lord of the manor, Sir Bryan Sandford, Knight, who fought for Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth Field, 19 August 1485. Sir Bryan was one of many who defected from Richard III's army just days before the battle. For more information about this and the Sanford Family of Co.Yorks and Virginia, see the ''Sanford Index, Revised'', by Charles M. Marsteller. In 1636, the hall was bought by Edward Osborne. When his descendant Thomas Osborne became

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, he moved out to a grander property in

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, and the hall fell into disuse. It was partially demolished in the 1820s, with only the south front now remaining. It is Grade II* Listed.

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History

Thorpe Hall

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