Thorpe 2044708 211858721 2008-05-12T12:44:36Z Carcharoth 165613 /* People */ add one {{wiktionarypar|thorpe}} {{ otheruses2|Thorp }} '''Thorpe''' is a variant of the [[Middle English]] word ''[[thorp]]'', meaning [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] or small [[village]]. It may also refer to one of the following: ===Places in England=== *[[South Thorpe, County Durham]] *[[Thorpe, Cumbria]] *[[Thorpe, Derbyshire]] *[[Thorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire]] *[[Thorpe Park, Lincolnshire|Thorpe, Lincolnshire]] *[[Thorpe, Nottinghamshire]] *[[Thorpe, Norfolk]] *[[Thorpe, North Yorkshire]] *[[Thorpe, Surrey]] **[[Thorpe Park]] *[[Thorpe le Street]], East Riding of Yorkshire *[[Thorpe-le-Soken]], Essex *[[Thorpe Willoughby]], North Yorkshire ===People=== * [[Adam Thorpe]], British author * [[Billy Thorpe]], rock'n'roll musician * [[David Thorpe (artist)]], b. 1972, an English artist * [[David Thorpe (writer)]], music writer and columnist * [[David Thorpe (footballer)]], winner of the 1968 Charles Sutton Medal * [[David Thorpe (comics)]], one of the creators of the Crazy Gang (Marvel Comics) * [[David Thorpe (motorcyclist)]], 500cc Motocross World Champion in 1985, 1986 and 1989 * [[Graham Thorpe]], English cricketer * [[Ian Thorpe]], Australian swimmer * [[Jeremy Thorpe]], former UK Liberal Party leader * [[Jim Thorpe]], famous 20th century U.S. athlete * [[Jocelyn Field Thorpe]] (1872-1939), British chemist * [[John Thorpe]] (1565-1655), English architect * [[Kay Thorpe]], Romantic Novelist * [[Richard Thorpe]], American film director * [[Thomas Thorpe]], Elizabethan publisher of Shakespeare's Sonnets * [[Thomas Edward Thorpe]] (1845- 1925), British chemist * [[William Thorpe]], 15th century Lollard {{disambig}} [[de:Thorpe]] [[fr:Thorpe]]