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. It has a church called St Swithun's Church. History The name "Brookthorpe" means 'Brook outlying hamlet'. Brookthorpe was recorded in the Domesday Book as Brostorp. On 1 April 1935 the parish of Whaddon was merged with Brookthorpe, on 3 July 1956 the parish was renamed "Brookthorpe with Whaddon". References External links Stroud Voices (Brookthorpe filter) - oral history site Villages in Gloucestershire Former civil parishes in Gloucestershire Stroud District