THORPE, a parish in the eastern division of the soke
of BOLINGBROKE, parts of LINDSEY, county of LINCOLN,
1 mile (N.W.) from Wainfleet, containing 381
inhabitants. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the
archdeaconry and diocese of Lincoln, rated in the king's
books at £20. 19. 4., and in the patronage of the
Bishop of Lincoln, by lapse. The church is dedicated
to St. Peter.