| Thorpe Salvin | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Old Hall | |
  Thorpe Salvin Location withinSouth Yorkshire | |
| Population | 476 (2011) |
| Civil parish |
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| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORKSOP |
| Postcode district | S80 |
| Dialling code | 01909 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
| 53°19′30″N1°13′00″W / 53.325°N 1.2167°W /53.325; -1.2167 | |
Thorpe Salvin is a village and acivil parish in theMetropolitan Borough of Rotherham inSouth Yorkshire, England, on the border withNottinghamshire. It lies betweenWorksop andHarthill, and is located at an elevation of around 110 metres abovesea level. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 476,[1] down from 502 in 2001.[2]
The rectangular-toweredparish church ofSt Peter, a predominantly 12th-century structure with 15th-century additions, is emblazoned withNorman carvings, and has been nominated among England's 1,000 best churches. It wasGrade I listed in 1966.[3] The village has apublic house, theParish Oven.
The nameThorpe derives from theNorse for an outlying farmstead, whileSalvin refers to 13th centurylord of the manor Ralph Salvain. There are earlier references to the settlement though, including a mention in theDomesday Book asRynkenild Thorp, part ofRoger de Busli'sLaughton en le Morthen estate. This name refers to the settlement's place on theRoman road of Rynkenild Street, nowPackman Lane. Within the bounds of the parish isNetherthorpe Airfield which has been active since 1933.
The notedBenedictine scholar androyal chaplainSerenus de Cressy was born here in about 1605.
Thorpe Salvin contains the ruins ofThorpe Hall, a manor house designed and built byRobert 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 theSanford Index, Revised, by Charles M. Marsteller.
In 1636, the hall was bought byEdward Osborne. When his descendantThomas Osborne becameDuke of Leeds, he moved out to a grander property inKiveton Park, 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.[4]
