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Brookthorpe

Brookthorpe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon, in the Stroud district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 194.[1] It has a church called St Swithun's Church.

Brookthorpe
Fagin's, Brookthorpe
Brookthorpe is located in Gloucestershire
Brookthorpe
Brookthorpe
Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid referenceSO837121
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°48′29″N 2°14′13″W / 51.808°N 2.237°W / 51.808; -2.237

History

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The name "Brookthorpe" means 'Brook outlying hamlet'.[2] Brookthorpe was recorded in the Domesday Book as Brostorp.[3]

On 1 April 1935 the parish of Whaddon was merged with Brookthorpe,[4] on 3 July 1956 the parish was renamed "Brookthorpe with Whaddon".[5]

References

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  1. ↑ "Population statistics Brookthorpe With Whaddon CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Brookthorpe Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Gloucestershire A-F". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Gloucester Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Gloucester Rural Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
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