Social and Economic History
Thorpe Mandeville had a Church of England school that was built in 1864 and enlarged in 1898. It was closed in 1967 and the building has been the village hall since 1970.
The Hill, about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Thorpe Mandeville village, is a house designed by C.F.A. Voysey and built in 1897-98.
In 1900 the Great Central Railway (GCR) completed a line linking its new main line at Culworth Junction with the Great Western Railway at Banbury Junction. The link line passed through the northern part of Thorpe Mandeville parish. In 1911 the GCR opened Chalcombe Road Halt 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of Thorpe Mandeville and in 1913 it added Eydon Road Halt at Culworth 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Thorpe Mandeville. British Railways closed both halts in 1956 and closed the line between Culworth Junction and Banbury Junction in 1966.
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