Thorpe by Water

Village in Rutland, England

Human settlement in England

Thorpe by Water

Entrance to Thorpe by Water

Thorpe by Water

Location within Rutland

Area| 1.08 sq mi (2.8 km2) [1]
Population| 56 2001 Census[2]
• Density| 52/sq mi (20/km2)
OS grid reference| SP892965
• London| 77 miles (124 km) SSE
Unitary authority|

* Rutland

Shire county|

* Rutland

Ceremonial county|

* Rutland

Region|

* East Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| OAKHAM
Postcode district| LE15
Dialling code| 01572
Police| Leicestershire
Fire| Leicestershire
Ambulance| East Midlands
UK Parliament|

* Rutland and Melton

List of places

England
Rutland

52°33′32″N 0°41′06″W﻿ / ﻿52.559°N 0.685°W﻿ / 52.559; -0.685

Thorpe by Water is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population at the 2001 Census was 56. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Seaton.

The village's name means 'outlying farm/settlement'. 'By water' refers to the nearby River Welland.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
2. ^ "Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
3. ^ "Key to English Place-names".

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