ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn hˈɛnɹi ɹˌoʊmən ˈeɪt ɡɹˈæntᵻd "tə dʒˈɑːn stˈɔːɹðz ʌv ʃˈɪtlɪŋtən, bˌʌt lˈaɪkwaɪz ʌv stˈɔːɹðz hˈɔːl, dʒˈɛntəlmən" ðə mˈænɚɹ ʌv θˈɜːstɑːnlənd ænd ˈʌðɚ lˈændz ðæt hɐdbɪn ðə pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ʌv ɹˈɑːtʃ ˈæbi.
In 1541 Henry VIII granted "to John Storthes of Shitlington, but likewise of Storthes Hall, gentleman" the manor of Thurstonland and other lands that had been the property of Roche Abbey.