Garthorpe
In the 1086 Domesday Book, the village name is rendered as Gerulftorp, from the Old Scandinavian "hamlet of (a man named) Geirulfr". Garthorpe is the northern extremity of the Isle of Axholme and was formerly a hamlet of neighbouring Luddington, Garthorpe village today, well off the main road system, is pleasantly quiet and retains much of the rural quality of times past. History relates to this place at one period receiving status as a Market Town, but the market was in later years given over to Crowle.
St Mary's Church
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Another view of St Mary's
The Village Hall and Shore Road
Previous to the drainage by Cornelius Vermuyden in the early 17th century, Garthorpe stood on a bank of the Eastern arm of the old river Don. This river formed the County boundary and separated the two communities of Garthorpe (Lincolnshire) and Fockerby (Yorkshire). Today the two villages appear as one but careful observation reveals the dip of the old river bed running parallel along Garthorpe's High Street and West End. Garthorpe's own primary school is no longer in use, instead the children attend the school at Luddington and transfer at senior age to North Axholme Comprehensive at Crowle. The small parish church of St. Mary is situated alongShore Road, The Wesleyan Chapel, a substantial building, enlarged in 1883 and abutting on to a Sunday School, erected in 1888. Only one public house remains, The Bay Horse, The Plough Inn was over the road and Webb's Hotel could be seen on Garthorpe Shore, when it was noted for its strategic ferry crossing over the River Trent to Burton upon Stather.
The Methodist Chapel
Garthorpe from Burton Hills across the River Trent