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Thorpeness

Thorpeness proper noun: a coastal village in Aldringham cum Thorpe parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM4759).

Proper noun

Thorpeness

  1. A coastal village in Aldringham cum Thorpe parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM4759).

Origin of Thorpeness

Originally Thorpe, recorded as Torp in 1086 (DB). Apparently most of the old village was lost to coastal erosion. The modern village of Thorpeness got its name around the early 20th century, with ness added. Thorpe Ness is a coastal feature near the village.

Questions about Thorpeness

What does Thorpeness mean?
Thorpeness means a coastal village in Aldringham cum Thorpe parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM4759).
What part of speech is Thorpeness?
Thorpeness is a proper noun.

Words near Thorpeness in the dictionary

  1. Thorpe Tilney
  2. Thorpe Waterville
  3. Thorpe-Ingold effect
  4. Thorpe-Ingold effects
  5. Thorpe-le-Soken
  6. Thorpeness
  7. thorpes
  8. Thorpey
  9. thorps
  10. Thorrablot
  11. thorramatur

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