Thoresway
| Thoresway | |
 St Mary's Church, Thoresway |
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  Thoresway |
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| Population | 101 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TF167966 |
| – London | 140 mi (230 km) S |
| District | West Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | LN8 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Gainsborough |
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Coordinates: 53°27′14″N 0°14′33″W / 53.453846°N 0.242576°W
Thoresway is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west from the B1225 road, 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast from Caistor and 6 miles (10 km) north-east from Market Rasen.
Thoresway is recorded in Domesday Book as "Toreswe", and listed as having 62 households and two mills.[1] In an 1187 Gilbertine charter it was listed as "Toresweie".[2] The name may derive from:-
- Old Norse Þórirs vegr = "way of a Viking called Thórir", or
- Old Norse Þórs væ = "temple of the god Thor".[3]
The parish church is a Grade II listed building dedicated to Saint Mary and dating from the 12th century, although it was largely rebuilt between 1879 and 1886 by James Fowler of Louth. It was built of ironstone and limestone and has a 12th-century font.[4]
Also in the village is a Grade II listed watermill dating from 1816.[5]
References
- ↑ "Thoresway". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ↑ Stenton, Frank Merry (1922). Transcripts of charters relating to the Gilbertine houses of Sixle, Ormsby, Catley, Bullington, and Alvingham. Horncastle: Lincoln Record Society. pp. 35–38. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
- ↑ A. D. Mills (9 October 2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-157847-2.
- ↑ "St Marys, Thoresway". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ↑ "Watermill, Thoresway". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
External links
Media related to Thoresway at Wikimedia Commons
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