Catalogue description THORPE-IN-THE-GLEBE (NOTTS.)

Thorpe-in-the-Glebe was also known as Thorpe Bochart (or Bossard), Thorpe-in-the-Clotts and Thorpe by Wysall. The rent of 20s. from a virgate in Thorpe-in-the-Clotts was one of the rents granted to another for life in 1315 by Stephen de Segrave in exchange for a holding in Thrussington (Leics.), and the rent, along with the advowsons of Thorpe and of Bonington was mentioned, as Thorpe Bossard, in his inquisition in 1325. It was one of a group of small holdings in the extreme south-west corner of the county, all acquired by John or Stephen in the early years of the century, adjacent to other Segrave holdings just over the Soar in Leicestershire, at Kegworth, Diseworth and elsewhere. The group comprised the rent of 13s. 4d. from the meadow in Kingston-on-Soar, the messuage in Sutton leased at 6s. 8d., the advowson of Bonington, and rent of 20s. in West Leake, as well as the rent in Thorpe. Of these, only Thorpe and the advowson of Bonington are mentioned by name in the muniments after 1343, when they were included among the minor Leicestershire holdings in the jointure settlement, and thereafter in the 1353 and 1399 inquisitions as part of the same settlement. Kingston-on-Soar had already been associated with Thorpe in 1315, and it may be that Sutton (after its reversion) and West Leake also passed with Thorpe.