What is "donisthorpe"

Donisthorpe is a village in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. The population is included in the civil ward of Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe.

The historic county boundary between Leicestershire and Derbyshire is the River Mease, which runs through the village, with the village centre being on the southern (Derbyshire side), forming part of an exclave of Derbyshire. In 1086, Donisthorpe was part of the land given to Nigel of Stafford by William the Conqueror.

When administrative counties were set up, this exclave was considered to be part of Leicestershire.

The Derbyshire town of Swadlincote is usually given as the nearest town for the purposes of the postal service.

Donisthorpe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Horace Donisthorpe (1870–1951), British myrmecologist and coleopterist
• Richard Donisthorpe, (fl. 1797) (usually Richard Donisthorp), English clockmaker
• Wordsworth Donisthorpe (1847–1914), English individualist, anarchist and inventor