Thorpe Arnold

Thorpe Arnold is located on a hilltop northeast of the city of Melton Mobray.

Coordinates: 52 ° 46′24 ″ N 0 ° 51′34 ″ W / 52.77333 ° N 0.85944 ° W / 52.77333; -0.85944.

Nearby major cities: Leicester , Birmingham , Sheffield .

In the years 1870-72, the "Imperial Geographical Reference of England and Wales" by Rev. John Marius Wilson gives Thorpe-Arnold the following description:

Thorpe Arnold, parish in Melton Mobray, Leicester; 1 ¾ miles northeast of the Melton-Mobray train station. Post Office in Melton Mobray. Acres, 1,742. Real estate, £ 2,811. Population, 124. Houses, 25. The estate belongs to the Duke of Rutland. The current vicariate, combined with Brentinby, is part of the Peterborough diocese. Property, £ 400. Patron, Duke of Rutland. The church is old.

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Thorpe (Torp) was first mentioned in 1086 in the Doomsday Book ( Domesday Book ) in the list of numerous English estates by Hugo de Grandmenil, Sheriff Lester and Governor of Hampshire, generously rewarded by William the Conqueror for participating in the battle under Hastings in 1066 ^[2] .

Since the XII century, Thorpe has been called Thorpe-Arnold in honor of its new owners, vassals of Count Leicester, who for many generations bore the hereditary name of Ernold (Arnold) de Bosco ^[3] .

The first barons de Bosco, Ernold I and his son Ernold II, took an active part in the politics of England and Normandy. In particular, Ernold II supported Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester , for which he was rewarded with the last of many estates in Leicestershire (including Thorpe-Arnold, Brentinby, Evinton, Humberston and Elmerstorp) and Warvikshire (Clifton-on-Dansmoor and Schruli) ^{[ 4]} .

In the 17th century, Thorpe-Arnold belonged to Sir Martin Lister , an English politician whose adopted daughter, Francis Agnes Thornhorst, became the mother of Sarah Churchill , Duchess of Marlborough. ^[5]

Administratively, Thorpe-Arnold is part of the Waltham and Thorpe-Arnold community , which, in turn, is part of the Melton administrative district.

Thorp Arnold has a cricket club for a long time. The oldest club photo dates back to 1902. The club’s current location was chosen in 1922, and has remained unchanged since then.

In 1931, the club was admitted to the Melton District League. By 1938, the Club Code of Practice took shape. In 1947, the Thorp-Arnold Cricket Youth Team was formed.

The club takes an active part in competitions under the auspices of various leagues of the county ^[6] .

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