The location is that of the church of St. John the Divine, Thorpe. This is clearly marked as "St. John's Church (C of E)" on Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 maps of the area just south of Sowerby Bridge accessible on the old-maps.co.uk web site, from 1894 to 1962/3 (the exact above wording is for 1962-3), but not on the 1:10,564 map of 1854 or the 1:2,500 map of 1978-85. This fits with the ecclesiastical parish being created in 1881 and abolished in 1972. Thorpe House and Thorpe House were just to the south.
Information about this locality is available for Sowerby
Thorpe through time
Thorpe is now part of Calderdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Calderdale 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 Calderdale and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24891
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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