[1] "Thorpe-by-Newark is a village and parish, 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Newark, with a population of 108 inhabitants and 697 acres (2.8 km2) of land of the rateable value of £1,419.

About 180 acres (0.7 km2) of common land was enclosed 40 years ago, and exonerated from tithes, but all the rest still remains titheable.

Sir Robert Howe Bromley, Bart., is principal owner, and lord of the manor...W.R. Brockton Esq.

"The church exhibits portions in the several styles of English architecture; the tower was formerly surmounted with a steeple.

"[3] Judge Molyneux "settled at Thorpe, two miles (3.2 km) away, where he would have a dwelling suitable to his position, and was succeeded there by his son, grandson, and great-grandson, the latter of whom, Sir John Molyneux, sold the manor to John Halsey and others.