The village is medieval and was made a Conservation Area in 1975. Middlethorpe Hall[?] dates from 1699 and Middlethorpe Manor[?] from 1700.
... average density of 83.8/km² (216.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.03% White, 0.59% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.13% Pacific ...