In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thorpe like this:
THORPE-STAPLETON, a township in Whitkirk parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 3¾ miles SE by E of Leeds. Acres, 360. Real property, £5,196; of which £2,800 are in mines, and £1,000 in ironworks. Pop., 44. Houses, 8.
Thorpe through time
Thorpe is now part of Leeds district. Click here for graphs and data of how Leeds 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 Leeds and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14366
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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