Thorpe Salvin
Thorpe Salvin is a village of Roman antiquity, and a road beyond it, known as Packman's Lane, that ran to Strafford Sands, is described in an old terrier as a Roman one. This lane subsequently divided the Laughton possessions of the Earl of Mercia and those of Earl Harold. The name Streethouses (a term of the middle ages) yet retained, and that of Rykenild- thorpe, applied to the village in Kirby's Inquest, indicate the latter as of Roman origin. A family named Salvyn or Sylvanus were the owners here soon after the Conquest. About the reign of Edward the Second Thorpe passed to the Sandfords: who resided at the old manor-house, the dilapidated ruins of which still remain. Their motto Bon me gre may still be traced upon it. A coheiress of theirs carried it to the Neviles of Chevet. A Roger de Everton who married the other sister resided at Netherthorpe Grange, close by. The Neviles sold Thorpe, in 1636, to Sir Edward Osborne, who died here. It was then the seat of his descendants, the Dukes of Leeds. They afterwards took up their residence at the adjoining hall of Kiveton (Ciueton in Doomsday Book).
Although in Yorkshire, it was part of the Shireoaks Estate which was purchased by Charles, Duke of Norfolk in 1811,
from the last representative of the Hewett family, who had held it since 1546, when it was purchased by
Thomas Hewett, clothworker, of London.
The ruined mansion, Thorpe Salvin Hall was mid-late 16th century built for Henry Sandford who died in 1582.
Heraldic panels on the gatehouse point to the date of construction being 1565-82. The building was sold to
Sir Edward Osborne in 1636. His successor
Thomas Osborne , Earl of Danby lived there until after
his marriage; he became Charles II's chief minister and was created Duke of Leeds in
1694 after which time the family moved to Kiveton Park.
The twelfth century church appears to have had a nave of two bays, a north aisle, a chancel and western tower.
The chancel seems to have been reconstructed in the first half of the thirteenth century, and an aisle or chapel
added on the north. In the fourteenth century the eastern part of the chancel was rebuilt, also the chapel on the north
of it. In the fifteenth century the north aisle of the nave was widened and the tower rebuilt, and then, or early
in the sixteenth century, the clerestory was added and the present nave roof was erected.St. Peter's Church,
Thorpe Salvin is remarkable for its handsome Saxon Doorway. In the interior is a very curious stone Font, upon which are
cut in alto relievo, in compartments, the following figures, representing the seasons of the year. Winter is
figured by an old man warming himself before a fire in a chimney; Spring, by one riding out a hawking; Summer
by a man reaping corn and bundling it up into sheaves; and Autumn, by a husbandman sowing seed. The other compartments
exhibit the ceremony of Baptism with the parents and sponsors.
On 19 December, 1630 Dame Mary Partington of Thorpe Salvin gave to John Whitehead, yeoman, of Thorpe Salvin and Alice, his wife - a corn mill and closes in Thorpe Salvin.
Lobs Well Shelter - A rock shelter located in a small, dry valley was discovered and excavated by G. F. White in 1966-7, finds of Late Upper Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Roman date were apparently found. Two Late Upper Palaeolithic blades or flakes plus a backed tool from the site are in Worksop Museum.
Described in 1822 as a parish-town, in the upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of Tickhill; 4 miles W. of Worksop,9 from Rotherham, 13 from Bawtry, 55 from York. Population, 199. The Church, peculiar, is a perpetual curacy, dedicated to St. Peter, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, £53. Patron, the Duke of Leeds.
Miscellany of trades 1822
Holmes Joseph, vict. lime burner, &c.
Marshall William, grocer
Mason Robert, exciseman, Whitwell
Peat John, tailor and grocer
Twible William, miller Peck mills
Ward Thomas, shoemaker
White John, miller, Moor mill
Carrier, Wm. Marshall to Sheffield, every Saturday.
In 1960 Rev E. G. Perrins from Mortomley came to Thorpe Salvin.
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