# Thorp Perrow Arboretum

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Arboretum in North Yorkshire, England

Thorp Perrow Arboretum Thorp Perrow Arboretum Type Arboretum Location Bedale, North Yorkshire Coordinates 54°15′55″N 1°35′55″W / 54.265267°N 1.598546°W / 54.265267; -1.598546 Area 100 acres (40 ha) Created 1931 Operator Thorp Perrow Estate

**Thorp Perrow Arboretum** is an 85-acre (34 ha) [woodland garden](/source/Woodland_garden) [arboretum](/source/Arboretum) near [Bedale](/source/Bedale) in [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire), [England](/source/England).

## History

[Thorp](/source/Thorp) is a common place-name of [Old Norse](/source/Old_Norse) origin meaning [hamlet](/source/Hamlet_(place)) or small [village](/source/Village). In the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) of 1086 Thorp was a possession of [Count Alan of Brittany](/source/Count_Alan_of_Brittany). Perrow derives from the lords of the manor of [Pirnhow](/source/Pirnhow) (also written Pirhou or Pirho) in [Norfolk](/source/Norfolk), who were the earliest known tenants here. In 1286-87 Helewise de Perrow was a tenant.[1]

There is no surviving record of a village at Thorp Perrow.[2] A park called Thorpe Park went with the manor of Thorp Perrow in the 16th and 17th centuries.[1] Spring Wood was planted in the 16th century, and survives to this day.[3] [Thorp Perrow Hall](/source/Thorp_Perrow_Hall) was built in the early 18th century.[4] Ornamental gardens and lakes were laid out around 1800, and a collection of exotic conifers called Milbank Pinetum was planted between 1840 and 1870 by Lady Augusta Milbank.[5]

The Arboretum was originally created by Colonel [Sir Leonard Ropner](/source/Sir_Leonard_Ropner) (1895–1977)[6] in 1931. Leonard Ropner also founded several gardens in the park.[3] Today the Thorp Perrow estate is considered to be one of the finest [arboreta](/source/Arboreta) in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom); *[The Times](/source/The_Times)* listed it as one of the top ten.[7]

In July 2006 the gardens celebrated their 75th anniversary by planting the 1,750th tree.[8]

## The arboretum today

Thorp Perrow is now open to the public. It holds five National Plant Collections: [Tilia](/source/Tilia) (Lime), [Fraxinus](/source/Fraxinus) (Ash), [Cotinus](/source/Cotinus) (Smoke Bush), [Laburnum](/source/Laburnum) and [Juglans](/source/Juglans) (Walnut),[9] and has 48 [Champion Trees](/source/Champion_Tree) in its collection.[10] It also contains a [Birds of Prey](/source/Birds_of_Prey) Centre, with regular flying demonstrations.

## See also

- [Snape, North Yorkshire § Thorp Perrow](/source/Snape%2C_North_Yorkshire#Thorp_Perrow)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-vch_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-vch_1-1) ["Parishes: Well"](http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1/pp348-355). *[Victoria County History](/source/Victoria_County_History)*. British History. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Thorpe Perrow"](https://dmv.hull.ac.uk/dmvDetail.cfm?dbkey=5108&search=Thorpe%20perrow). *Beresford's Lost Villages*. University of Hull. Retrieved 27 October 2019.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tpwebsite_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tpwebsite_3-1) ["Garden Information"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160510185327/http://www.thorpperrow.com/gardens.html). www.thorpperrow.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.thorpperrow.com/gardens.html) on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Historic England](/source/Historic_England). ["Details from listed building database (1190139)"](https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1190139?section=official-list-entry). *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Thorp Perrow"](https://www.parksandgardens.org/places/thorp-perrow). Parks & Gardens. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Telegraph_6-0)** ["Gardens to visit: Thorp Perrow Arboretum, North Yorks"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardenstovisit/8869272/Gardens-to-visit-Thorp-Perrow-Arboretum-North-Yorks.html). *The Telegraph*. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Anderton, Stephen (3 August 2019). "10 top arboretums". *The Times*. No. 72,916. Weekend. p. 5. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0140-0460](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0140-0460).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Arboretum plants 1,750th tree to mark its 75th anniversary"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120512033427/http://www.ripongazette.co.uk/news/ripon/arboretum_plants_1_750th_tree_to_mark_its_75th_anniversary_1_2698731). *Ripon Gazette*. 6 April 2006. Archived from [the original](http://www.ripongazette.co.uk/news/ripon/arboretum_plants_1_750th_tree_to_mark_its_75th_anniversary_1_2698731) on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Notable Plant Collections Bedale, North Yorkshire"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190509173808/https://www.thorpperrow.com/national-collections/). *Thorp Perrow*. Archived from [the original](https://www.thorpperrow.com/national-collections/) on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["The Tree Register"](https://www.treeregister.org/map/site?s=778). *www.treeregister.org*. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

## External links

Media related to [Thorp Perrow Arboretum](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Thorp_Perrow_Arboretum) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Official website](https://thorpperrow.com/arboretum/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220330054440/https://thorpperrow.com/arboretum/) 30 March 2022 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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