Oakthorpe

Oakthorpe

For the area in London, see Oakthorpe Park

Oakthorpe is a village in the English county of Leicestershire.

In 1086, Oakthorpe was in Derbyshire and was amonngst several manors in Derbyshire given to Nigel of Stafford by William the Conquereor.[1] Until 1897 Oakthorpe, and its neighbours Measham and Donisthorpe, continued to form part of an extensive exclave of Derbyshire. Oakthorpe lies within Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe civil parish which is part of the district of North West Leicestershire.

The trunk A42 road divides Oakthorpe from Measham and Saltersford Brook divides it from Donisthorpe.

References

  1. ^ The Domesday Book

External links

Coordinates: 52°42′49″N 1°31′24″W / 52.71370°N 1.52331°W / 52.71370; -1.52331


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