Several roads in the Thorpe Astley estate are named after famous people from history, including the 18th-century political radical Thomas Paine and American paratroop commander General James M. Gavin.
Jim Thorpe | Ian Thorpe | Rick Astley | Astley | Billy Thorpe | Astley, Greater Manchester | Astley Cooper | Richard Thorpe | Graham Thorpe | Peggy Thorpe-Bates | Sir John Dugdale Astley, 3rd Baronet | Jon Astley | John Thorpe | Jeremy Thorpe | Harriet Thorpe | Virginia Astley | Tony Thorpe | Thorpe Waterville | Thorpe-le-Soken | Thorpe Hall | Thomas Bangs Thorpe | Sir John Astley, 2nd Baronet | ROF Thorpe Arch | Philip Astley | List of collieries in Astley and Tyldesley | George C. Thorpe | Burnham Thorpe | Tony Thorpe (footballer) | Thorpe St Andrew | Thorpe le Street |