The village is medieval and was made a Conservation Area in 1975. Middlethorpe Hall[?] dates from 1699 and Middlethorpe Manor[?] from 1700.
... is 225.9/km² (584.8/mi²). There are 3,878 housing units at an average density of 177.0/km² (458.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 89.82% ...