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Thorpe by Water

Thorpe by Water is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.

The place

Thorpe by Water is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population at the 2001 Census was 56. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Seaton.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Thorpe by Water

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Eyebrook Reservoir

    Eyebrook Reservoir is a 201.3-hectare reservoir and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which straddles the border between Leicestershire and Rutland in central England. The closest towns are Corby and Uppingham.

    3.9 km · lake in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Lyddington Bede House

    Lyddington Bede House is a historic house in Rutland, England, owned and opened to the public by English Heritage. The existing Grade I listed building is a part of a former palace of the Bishops of Lincoln, later used as an almshouse.

    1.7 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in Lyddington, Rutland, England, UK · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Church of St John the Baptist

    The Church of St John the Baptist is a Church of England parish church in Bisbrooke, Rutland. A Victorian building, it is Grade II listed.

    3.1 km · church building in Bisbrooke, Rutland, East Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Church of All Hallows

    All Hallows Church is a church in Seaton, Rutland, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

    2.1 km · church building in Seaton, Rutland, East Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Welland Viaduct

    Welland Viaduct, Harringworth Viaduct or Seaton Viaduct, crosses the valley of the River Welland between Harringworth in Northamptonshire and Seaton in Rutland, England. The viaduct is 1,275 yards long and has 82 arches, each with a 40 feet span.

    2.5 km · Grade II listed bridge in Northamptonshire and Rutland, UK · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Church of St Andrew

    St Andrew's Church is a church in Lyddington, Rutland. It is a Grade I listed building.

    1.7 km · Grade I listed church in Lyddington, Rutland, England, UK · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Church of St John

    The Church of St John the Evangelist is the Church of England parish church in Caldecott, Rutland. It is a Grade II* listed building.

    3.7 km · church in Caldecott, Rutland, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Thorpe by Water

Airports
East Midlands (EMA), 53 km · Birmingham (BHX), 73 km · London Luton (LTN), 79 km
Stations
Harringworth railway station, 2 km · Gretton railway station, 2.4 km
  • Nottingham, Leicestershire → Thorpe by Water
    54 km · quickest by road, 1h 44m · £6–8
  • Birmingham, West Midlands → Thorpe by Water
    83 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · £10–13
  • Luton, Luton → Thorpe by Water
    78 km · quickest by road, 1h 58m · £9–12
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Thorpe by Water

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Thorpe by Water. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Isle of WightGB

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

    212 km
  2. 02
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    314 km
  3. 03
    VlielandNL

    10 ways of moving, 47 sources

    388 km
  4. 04
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    444 km
  5. 05
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    479 km

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Around it

Next door to Thorpe by Water

Thorpe by Water is 31 km from Leicester, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Bisbrookevillage in Rutland, England, UK3.5 km
  • Seatonvillage and civil parish in Rutland, England, UK2.2 km
  • Stoke Dryvillage in Rutland, UK2 km
  • Harringworthvillage and civil parish in Northamptonshire, UK2.5 km
  • Lyddingtonvillage in Rutland, England, UK1.7 km
  • Grettonvillage in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom2.4 km