It means village or settlement as in 'hamlet'.
can you list towns ending with the word Thorpe
EghamOldham
Oldham, Birmingham, Wolsingham - are just three.
There are no English towns or cities ending in ~bail.
Stockton ,
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shrewsbury
exeter exeter
Newcastle (Staffordshire)
derby grimsby
Blackpool, Hartlepool, Liverpool, Pontypool, Ullapool and Welshpool.