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Should we mention the conspiracy theory? Seems pointless without some more credible infomation.
A few sources here:
The is said that: "is a country estate of about 14,000 acres (60 km2)". Cant be right, 1 hektare is 2,472 acres, so 16.000 acres is only 5.650 hektares, not 60 km2. Elijas Bijur ( talk) 21:56, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
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I plan to make a start on this monumental piece of work this weekend, reporting back, probably in dribs and drabs next week. As per my normal reviewing process, I'll tweak those obvious (and hopefully uncontentious) things that take longer to write about than to do. Feel free to revert or ask about any of these changes. Cheers - SchroCat ( talk) 09:36, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
Charles Spencer in his book spells it Wootton, I'll add a note, also spelled Wooten and Wooton.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:53, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
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Cultural hub
More to follow shortly. - SchroCat ( talk) 15:00, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
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Wooten Hall
Sitting room
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China museum
Picture gallery
Bedrooms
Final batch and some copy editing to follow shortly. - SchroCat ( talk) 09:04, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
Outer buildings
Diana
Linked typewriter instead.♦ Dr. Blofeld 06:28, 2 June 2014 (UTC) Prose check all sorted: I'll sort the rest of the GAN tomorrow. - SchroCat ( talk) 21:41, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
Last batch: again all very minor bits and pieces. There are still a few bits above that need to be sorted.
Footnotes
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That's the lot to be looked at: the article is a solid piece of work and will be a strong GA once these minor points are tidied up. Good work to one and all. - SchroCat ( talk) 13:40, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
All done I believe. Excellent review, exactly what was needed, thankyou Schro.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:50, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
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@ SchroCat: All done I think.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:07, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
Care to refresh me underneath what needs doing still?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:12, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
Yep, only three, as it turns out:
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Bedrooms
Now?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:44, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
All good: now passed as GAN. Nice work @
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I was surprised to see that "thorp" is said to be related to Scandinavian "throp" or "thrupp" and in Danish probably meant "daughter's settlement". The etymology given here reflects my own understanding of the word's origins. See also Oxford dictionaries. It is true that many Danish place names ending in -rup or -trup are said to have originated in -torp which is sometimes interpreted as meaning an additional settlement for those stemming from a larger or more important community in the area. Perhaps this has been referred to (or mistranslated as) "daughter's settlement" in the literature. I can see that it might be said to mean "daughter settlement" (cf "daughter company") meaning "subsidiary settlement". However, I believe that many "-thorps" in the U.K. are probably more closely related to Dutch "dorp" or German "dorf" and fail to see why Althorp should be an exception. The British Library tells us that even in names of Scandinavian origin, "thorp(e)" simply means "homestead".-- Ipigott ( talk) 11:11, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
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You state that Althorp is popularly pronounced "AWL-thorp". Does this mean that "AWL-thrup" is an affectation? Valetude ( talk) 16:33, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
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Should we mention the conspiracy theory? Seems pointless without some more credible infomation.
A few sources here:
The is said that: "is a country estate of about 14,000 acres (60 km2)". Cant be right, 1 hektare is 2,472 acres, so 16.000 acres is only 5.650 hektares, not 60 km2. Elijas Bijur ( talk) 21:56, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
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I plan to make a start on this monumental piece of work this weekend, reporting back, probably in dribs and drabs next week. As per my normal reviewing process, I'll tweak those obvious (and hopefully uncontentious) things that take longer to write about than to do. Feel free to revert or ask about any of these changes. Cheers - SchroCat ( talk) 09:36, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
Charles Spencer in his book spells it Wootton, I'll add a note, also spelled Wooten and Wooton.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:53, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
Lead
Etymology
Early history
Cultural hub
More to follow shortly. - SchroCat ( talk) 15:00, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
Modern history
Architecture
Wooten Hall
Sitting room
Library
China museum
Picture gallery
Bedrooms
Final batch and some copy editing to follow shortly. - SchroCat ( talk) 09:04, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
Outer buildings
Diana
Linked typewriter instead.♦ Dr. Blofeld 06:28, 2 June 2014 (UTC) Prose check all sorted: I'll sort the rest of the GAN tomorrow. - SchroCat ( talk) 21:41, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
Last batch: again all very minor bits and pieces. There are still a few bits above that need to be sorted.
Footnotes
Bibliography
That's the lot to be looked at: the article is a solid piece of work and will be a strong GA once these minor points are tidied up. Good work to one and all. - SchroCat ( talk) 13:40, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
All done I believe. Excellent review, exactly what was needed, thankyou Schro.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:50, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
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@ SchroCat: All done I think.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:07, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
Care to refresh me underneath what needs doing still?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:12, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
Yep, only three, as it turns out:
Lead
Early history
Bedrooms
Now?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:44, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
All good: now passed as GAN. Nice work @
Dr. Blofeld: and @
Rosiestep:! -
SchroCat (
talk)
19:58, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
I was surprised to see that "thorp" is said to be related to Scandinavian "throp" or "thrupp" and in Danish probably meant "daughter's settlement". The etymology given here reflects my own understanding of the word's origins. See also Oxford dictionaries. It is true that many Danish place names ending in -rup or -trup are said to have originated in -torp which is sometimes interpreted as meaning an additional settlement for those stemming from a larger or more important community in the area. Perhaps this has been referred to (or mistranslated as) "daughter's settlement" in the literature. I can see that it might be said to mean "daughter settlement" (cf "daughter company") meaning "subsidiary settlement". However, I believe that many "-thorps" in the U.K. are probably more closely related to Dutch "dorp" or German "dorf" and fail to see why Althorp should be an exception. The British Library tells us that even in names of Scandinavian origin, "thorp(e)" simply means "homestead".-- Ipigott ( talk) 11:11, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
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You state that Althorp is popularly pronounced "AWL-thorp". Does this mean that "AWL-thrup" is an affectation? Valetude ( talk) 16:33, 27 September 2021 (UTC)