Thorpe Salvin

Thorpe Salvin
St Peter's parish church, Thorpe Salvin, South Yorkshire, seen from the southeast
Thorpe Salvin is located in South Yorkshire
Thorpe Salvin
Thorpe Salvin
Location within South Yorkshire
Population476 (2011)
Civil parish
  • Thorpe Salvin
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWORKSOP
Postcode districtS80
Dialling code01909
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°19′30″N 1°13′00″W / 53.325°N 1.2167°W / 53.325; -1.2167

Thorpe Salvin is a village and a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with Nottinghamshire. It lies between Worksop and Harthill, and is located at an elevation of around 110 metres above sea level. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 476,[1] down from 502 in 2001.[2]

The rectangular-towered parish church of St Peter, a predominantly 12th-century structure with 15th-century additions, is emblazoned with Norman carvings, and has been nominated among England's 1,000 best churches. The village has a public house, the Parish Oven.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Rotherham Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 28 August 2009