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Perlethorpe
Perlethorpe is a small village in Nottinghamshire. It is located 3 miles north-west of Ollerton, and is in the civil parish of Perlethorpe cum Budby. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population in 2001 of 198. reducing to 183 at the 2011 Census. Nearby is Thoresby Hall, the former home of the Earl Manvers. Etymology Perlethorpe is from Old Norse ''thorp''/''þrop'' "village", a place-name element common in Nottinghamshire, and nearby Lincolnshire. The first element of the name, ''perle'' is unknown, and toponymists can only speculate as to its origin. However, there are three particularly popular suggestions. The first is "rush of water" from the Old English and Middle English ''perle''. The second is that it's a deviation from the possible original name Palethorpe, ''pale'' meaning "area enclosed by a boundary". Lastly it may have been a deviation from ''Peverelthorpe'' as William Peverel was a powerful landowner in the area during the reign of Henry II. Geogr ...
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Perlethorpe
Perlethorpe is a small village in Nottinghamshire. It is located 3 miles north-west of Ollerton, and is in the civil parish of Perlethorpe cum Budby. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population in 2001 of 198. reducing to 183 at the 2011 Census. Nearby is Thoresby Hall, the former home of the Earl Manvers. Etymology Perlethorpe is from Old Norse ''thorp''/''þrop'' "village", a place-name element common in Nottinghamshire, and nearby Lincolnshire. The first element of the name, ''perle'' is unknown, and toponymists can only speculate as to its origin. However, there are three particularly popular suggestions. The first is "rush of water" from the Old English and Middle English ''perle''. The second is that it's a deviation from the possible original name Palethorpe, ''pale'' meaning "area enclosed by a boundary". Lastly it may have been a deviation from ''Peverelthorpe'' as William Peverel was a powerful landowner in the area during the reign of Henry II. Geogr ...
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Perlethorpe Cum Budby
Perlethorpe cum Budby is a civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district, within the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The overall area had a population of 183 at the 2011 census. The parish lies in the north west of the county and district. It is north of London, north east of Mansfield and north of the city of Nottingham. The parish and wider area is at the heart of Sherwood Forest, which is associated with the Robin Hood legend. Thoresby Hall, which is a notable ducal country house and estate is also within the boundaries of the parish. Geography Settlements The parish consists of two settlements all on the Thoresby Estate: * Perlethorpe * Budby Perlethorpe Perlethorpe is based in the eastern portion of the parish, lying just to the left of the A614 Blyth to Ollerton road. It was an estate village for workers at Thoresby Hall clustered around a square layout of roads, with a notable church and estate hall. Budby This is 2 miles south west of Perlethor ...
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Newark And Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood is a local government district and is the largest district in Nottinghamshire, England. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, by a merger of the municipal borough of Newark with Newark Rural District and Southwell Rural District. The district is predominantly rural, with some large forestry plantations, the ancient Sherwood Forest and the towns of Newark-on-Trent, Southwell and Ollerton. The council is based at Castle House, adjacent to Newark Castle Railway station, having previously used Kelham Hall in the nearby village of Kelham as its headquarters. Settlements Newark-on-Trent, together with Balderton, forms the largest urban area in the district. Newark-on-Trent has many important historic features including Newark Castle, St Mary's Magdalene Church, Georgian architecture and a defensive earthwork from the British Civil Wars. Other important towns in the district include Ollerton and Southwell which is home to Southwell Minster and Southwell ...
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