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 Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid reference	SO837121
Civil parish	Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon
District	Stroud
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51.808°N 2.237°W / 51.808; -2.237

History

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]