In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thorpe like this:
THORPE, a parish in Ashborne district, Derby; on the river Dove, 3 miles N by W of Ashborne r. station. It has a post-office under Ashborne. Acres, 1,400. Real property, £2,527. Pop., 204. Houses, 43. The manor belongs to T. B. Adderley, Esq. The scenery is romantic, and is much visited by tourists. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £144.* Patron, the Bishop of L. The church is old, and has a Norman tower.
Thorpe through time
Thorpe is now part of Derbyshire Dales district. Click here for graphs and data of how Derbyshire Dales has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thorpe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thorpe in Derbyshire Dales | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5252
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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