Thorpe
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Thorpe is a variant of the Middle English word thorp, meaning hamlet or small village. It may also refer to one of the following:
[edit] Places in England
- South Thorpe, County Durham
- Thorpe, Cumbria
- Thorpe, Derbyshire
- Thorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Thorpe, Lincolnshire
- Thorpe, Nottinghamshire
- Thorpe, Norfolk
- Thorpe, North Yorkshire
- Thorpe, Surrey
- Thorpe le Street, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex
- Thorpe Willoughby, North Yorkshire
[edit] People
- Adam Thorpe, British author
- Billy Thorpe, rock'n'roll musician
- David Thorpe (artist), b. 1972, an English artist
- David Thorpe (writer), music writer and columnist
- David Thorpe (footballer), winner of the 1968 Charles Sutton Medal
- David Thorpe (comics), one of the creators of the Crazy Gang (Marvel Comics)
- David Thorpe (motorcyclist), 500cc Motocross World Champion in 1985, 1986 and 1989
- Graham Thorpe, English cricketer
- Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
- Jeremy Thorpe, former UK Liberal Party leader
- Jim Thorpe, famous 20th century U.S. athlete
- Jocelyn Field Thorpe (1872-1939), British chemist
- John Thorpe (1565-1655), English architect
- Kay Thorpe, Romantic Novelist
- Richard Thorpe, American film director
- Thomas Thorpe, Elizabethan publisher of Shakespeare's Sonnets
- Thomas Edward Thorpe (1845- 1925), British chemist
- William Thorpe, 15th century Lollard
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