Thorpe by Water is a very small village and civil parish set in the rolling agricultural landscape of Rutland, its name hinting at a riverside setting close to the River Welland. The settlement is compact, with stone cottages and period houses surrounded by arable fields, and a tiny population that gives it a quiet, rural character with few local amenities.
With medieval origins - the element “Thorpe” denotes an outlying settlement - the village retains a handful of historic buildings and long associations with farming. Today most economic activity is agricultural or linked to commuting into nearby market towns such as Stamford and Oakham, while community life is modest and neighbourly, and the surrounding lanes and river attract walkers and those looking for a tranquil Rutland backwater.
Postcode districts covering Thorpe by Water
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Northampton 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Peterborough 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Kettering 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Kettering Town 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Corby 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Wellingborough 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Grantham 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Rushden 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Melton Mowbray 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Oadby 16.8 miles27 km
- Market Harborough 11.7 miles18.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Seaton Parish 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Lyddington Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Gretton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Harringworth Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bisbrooke Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Glaston Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Caldecott Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Uppingham Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Morcott Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Ayston Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Bulwick Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Deene Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Thorpe by Water
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 33 miles53.1 km
- Birmingham International Airport 45.6 miles73.4 km
- Corby Railway Station 5 miles8.1 km
- Oakham Railway Station 8 miles12.9 km
Hotels near Thorpe by Water Ad
- The Lake Isle Restaurant with Rooms 4 2.6 miles4.1 km
- The Falcon Hotel 4 2.6 miles4.1 km
- The Swallows Rest Bed & Breakfast 3 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Best Western Rockingham Forest Hotel 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Hampton by Hilton Corby/Kettering 3 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Nevill Arms Inn 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- White Horse Inn & Restaurant 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Rutland Water Courtyard Rooms 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Holiday Inn Corby - Kettering A43 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Redwings Lodge Uppingham 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
Local points of interest
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Normanton Park Estate 5.6 miles9 km
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 9 miles14.4 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Burghley House Historic site 11 miles17.7 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 14 miles22.6 km
- Nene Park Stadium 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 18.2 miles29.3 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 18.4 miles29.6 km