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The Salvains - First Lords of the Manor Britain was ruled by the house of Plantagenet from 1154 to 1485 A.D spanning the reigns from King Henry II to Richard III. In 1284 A.D. The great survey known as Kirby’s inquest refers to the village of Thorpe Salvin as "Rikenild Torp", and in later records as "Torp Ryonild". This name is derived from the Rykenild Way, a roman road found to the west of the village, now called Packman Lane. At the time of the survey, the village now belonged to the Knight Ralph Salvain, from which the name Salvin is eventually derived. In 1339 A.D. King Edward III grants Anketin Salvain "free warren in all his domesne lands of Thorp Salvain" (free warren meant the right to hunt, rear, and preserve game); this is the first time the village is refered to as "Thorp Salvain".
The Salvains, having become prosperous, built their family home, the first Thorpe Manor on the site of the present ruin (their coat of arms is shown), although the date of this is not known. This first manor was probably built of wood, and later passed into the hands of the Sandford family who eventually succeed the Salvains as Lords of Thorpe Manor. The Salvains are thought to have left Thorpe around 1400 A.D. either to Doncaster or London, in both of which they had large holdings.
Sir Thomas Osborne becomes Duke of Leeds, and to match his rising fortune, leaves Thorpe for his a palatial home in Kiveton Park. The Thorpe Hall was never again occupied, and fell into ruin. |
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