Removing this here

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This block was essentially a second article at the bottom of the page. Placed as it was after the stub notice, it was in the wrong place. If someone wants to merge this information with the correctly formatted article, please do. 12.233.146.130 (talk) 19:24, 28 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

A early mediaeval geographical village used to comprise of small tradesmans houses, and usually the richest man of the village/squire or Yeoman (between a knight and freeman), he would hold the largest farm / house. Usually the outlaying dairy farm/fortified house. This was known as the Thorp of the Village. The term "village" is the Anglo/Dane for village. The term "Thorp" is Anglo/Dane word for that part of the Village. Thats what a Thorp was. So if you lived in that and your name was roger, you would be known as Roger of Thorp/Roger de Thorp
Thorp is also a common surname, the Thorps originated in Lagdon Hills living it mud huts in Lincwood

Should be in Wiktionary

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The current page should be a redirect to Hamlet (place), the current info should be moved to Wiktionary to fillout the extremely stubby word entry of thorp. BTW, nowadays, in Swedish torp (same cognate) means a little rustic house. Rursus dixit. (mbork3!) 09:19, 24 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

Haps list thorpe/thorp sundreds like: throp, trop, trip, drop and throop

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Indeedly the more oft-seen throp at least. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.5.237.140 (talk) 23:26, 12 March 2018 (UTC)Reply