Manthorpe, Bourne

Manthorpe
Manthorpe is located in Lincolnshire
Manthorpe
Manthorpe
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF070160
• London85 mi (137 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBourne
Postcode districtPE10
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
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Lincolnshire
52°43′52″N 0°24′54″W / 52.731°N 0.415°W / 52.731; -0.415

Manthorpe is a village in the civil parish of Toft with Lound and Manthorpe, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 0.5 miles (0.8 km) east from the A6121, 3 miles (5 km) south-west from Bourne and 6 miles (10 km) north-east from Stamford. Manthorpe was formerly in the parish of Witham on-the-Hill,[1] in 1866 Manthorpe became a separate civil parish,[2] on 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished to form "Toft with Lound and Manthorpe".[3] In 1921 the parish had a population of 74.[4]

At the western side of the village runs the East Glen River.

At Bowthorpe Park Farm is the Bowthorpe Oak, with the largest girth in the UK. The tree has a circumference of about 44 feet (13 metres).[5]

References

  1. ^ "History of Manthorpe, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Manthorpe CP/Hmlt through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Bourne Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Population statistics Manthorpe CP/Hmlt through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Bowthorpe Oak: Future of Lincolnshire's huge 1,000-year-old tree secured". BBC News. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.


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