THORPE (MARKET), a parish in the northern
division of the hundred of ERPINGHAM, county of
NORFOLK, 4 miles (N.W. byN.) from North Walsham,
containing 192 inhabitants. The living is a discharged
vicarage, with the donative mediety of Bradfield annexed,
in the archdeaconry of Norfolk, and diocese of
Norwich, rated in the king's books at £5. 11. 3., endowed
with £200 royal bounty, and in the patronage
of Lord Suffield. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret,
was rebuilt, a few years ago, at the expense of Lord
Suffield; it is an elegant structure of flint and freestone,
having at each angle a turret, and each side being
terminated by a gable, with a stone cross; the windows
are adorned with modern stained glass; the chancel
is separated from the nave by a light oaken screen,
and at the west end is another of similar workmanship.